Data.govt.nz adopted an international data harvesting open standard (data.json) to automate agency dataset updates and additions. There are tools available to help generate the correct format and the open standard data schema is detailed with examples.
The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's February 2025 newsletter. The newsletter comes out quarterly, full of news, commentary, opinion, and education.…
Summaries of meetings of the Data Ethics Advisory Group.
Terms of reference: Data and Digital Standards Community of Practice [PDF 348 KB]
Contents
Purpose of the Terms of Reference
Vision
Purpose
Principles of the Data and Digital Standards Community of…
A summary of the responses Stats NZ received during the public consultation on the draft algorithm charter.
Getting started
Don’t repeat yourself
Where and how to publicly release your code?
What to include in your first code release
Working in the open
Safe configuration practices
Release early and often
Version…
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…
SummaryNZGOAL guidance notes1. NZGOAL is the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework. NZGOAL guidance notes either explore issues raised in NZGOAL or address operational…
ContentsNZGOAL copyright guide, January 2015 [PDF 248 KB]
Introduction
The nature and exercise of copyright
Copyright exists in qualifying original works
Low threshold for originality
Copyright does not protect mere facts or…
Guidance provided by the Data Ethics Advisory Group.