In 2011 Charities Services (then the Charities Commission) made advanced search functionality available for the Charities Register and licensed the data for re-use under a Creative Commons BY licence.
The IRC is a cross-agency group that advises on whether a standard should be mandated for use by Public Service Departments and Departmental Agencies.
We describe the process for mandating data standards, including the groups involved in mandating standards, the proposed topics and candidates, how you can engage with the process, why it was changed, and compliance with the previous standards.
ContentsIntroduction and context
Copyright, databases and datasets
The law as stated in NZGOAL
Developments since NZGOAL was approved in 2010
Suitability of Creative Commons licences for copyright databases and datasets
Consideration…
The mandated standard to be used to format street address information for sharing purposes.
The mandated standard to be used to format date of birth data for sharing purposes.
A cross-government working party developed the plan, using a prioritisation framework. The development was overseen by the Information Group.
The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) is all-of-government guidance for agencies to follow when releasing copyright works and non-copyright/public domain material for reuse by others. Use this guidance when you intend to release open data.
The Value Proposition Assessment tool helps data practitioners articulate the value of good data management practices. We provide a introduction to the tool and a link to more detailed guidance.
This page provides a brief overview of the Data Investment Plan, published by the Government Chief Data Steward in December 2022. The Data Investment Plan supports a more systematic approach to government investment in data.