Principle 1: Have appropriate expertise, skills, and relationships with communities. This principle includes ngā tikanga Pūkenga (skills and expertise) and Whakapapa (genealogy).
On 22 April 2021, Stats NZ released an updated Statistical Standard for Gender, Sex and Variations of Sex Characteristics.
We need your feedback - when looking for relevant data, what extra information would help? The draft government data register may give you some ideas.
A first-of-its-kind report provides valuable insights into the use of algorithms in government agencies.
If you collect information about people you may get requests to correct that information. Knowing your responsibilities and having a system for managing corrections will improve data quality and ensure your legal responsibilities are fulfilled.
Data dictionaries are useful information to include alongside your datasets. They help describe the elements and values contained within your data to help users reuse it. A simple data dictionary can be created quickly and should include a few key piece of information.
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.
A new mandated data standard for gender and sex was recently approved for use across the Public Service.
The first iteration of the Government Data System Future Design Narrative provides an early-stage ideation of what the Aotearoa New Zealand government data system could look like in future.
It can be difficult to navigate the numerous guidance tools, frameworks, and principles out there. Here, we have outlined the key guidance in Aotearoa, how they may best apply to your project and direct you to the practical tools for each guidance.