The Data Strategy and Roadmap provides a shared direction and plan for New Zealand’s data by enabling organisations to work together to align their data initiatives.
This draft guide provides a high-level comparison of the data and information management principles in the New Zealand context, and applies a value lens to the principles.
Stats NZ publishes a quarterly dashboard highlighting key deliverables for their data leadership role under the Government Chief Data Steward function.
Last week, GCDS Mark Sowden spoke to members of the government data system on the progress we’ve made under Government Data Strategy and Roadmap, and what’s next on our journey. Check out his reflections here.
Examples of how start-ups and small businesses also gain particular advantages from using open data.
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.
Changes to data, statistics and information can happen over time, and can include changes to the structure of the information to improve accuracy, relevance or efficiency or to adhere to international best practice. They may be forced due to changes in the source data for other reasons. All such changes need to be managed to ensure information is comparable over time.
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.
This style guide helps us keep the voice, tone, and messaging consistent across data.govt.nz. It specifies both general and specific rules and instructions for grammar, punctuation,…
While the Centre doesn’t provide ethics training courses, there are several data ethics courses targeting various analytical functions.