In April 2010, WCC began licensing and releasing geospatial data for re-use. This includes aerial photos, historic maps, boundaries, contour lines, building footprints, utility networks, hazard information and locations of WCC facilities.
Terms of reference: Data and Digital Standards Community of Practice [PDF 348 KB]
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Purpose of the Terms of Reference
Vision
Purpose
Principles of the Data and Digital Standards Community of…
This report summarises the self assessments of fourteen government agencies and their use of algorithms, focusing on areas that most directly impact decisions related to people.
Algorithm…
Summaries of meetings of the Data Ethics Advisory Group.
This open source web application uses open government data and a mapping interface to enable people to find out which suburbs will be most affordable for them.
Developer Alex Raichev used open data to create a web application that helps you work out the most affordable suburb to rent in and commute from.
Have you ever wondered what NZGOAL is and how it applies to you or how it can benefit you?
Do you work for a government agency and…
Earlier this month, the Government Chief Data Steward released the New Zealand Government Data Strategy and Roadmap – the guiding document for the government data system, outlining priorities for the next five years.
Algorithms have an essential role to play in supporting the delivery of government services to people in New Zealand. The government must ensure that data ethics are embedded in its work, and always keep in mind the people and communities being serviced by these tools.
The Declaration on Open and Transparent Government was approved by Cabinet on 8 August 2011.