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.
This page describes holistic data governance, how it differs from other approaches, why you might consider it, and what it might involve.
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.
There are many terms used on data.govt.nz that could be spelt, capitalised, or swapped with other terms. We use the following list to keep our language…
We look at the latest results from the data.govt.nz community feedback survey, to find out what works for you, what doesn't, and how we can improve the experience of using data.govt.nz.
Add government datasets to the listing on data.govt.nz.
Datability - Stats NZ's quarterly newsletter on the work being done to help government better manage data - is now available.
The New Zealand Open Data Meetups, despite COVID-19 lockdown, were able to safely gather and talk about experiences, data frustrations and ideas to help in these unusual times.
For the first time, Stats NZ will host a 2-day summit on informed decision-making through the ethical use of data.
In February and March 2016 Open Data NZ held a series of conversations with leading international open data experts, including Richard Stirling.