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.
To address the inequities suffered by Māori and other minorities, research must include strong participation with the community of focus and meet the data related obligations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights considerations.
You need to understand data privacy if you are working with data about people. The Privacy Act 2020 provides rules that you must comply with when collecting and using the data.
The aim of the Open Data Action Plan is to develop an enabling open data environment and accelerate the release and reuse of open government data so that New Zealand is maximising the value of open government data.
Last night we held the first open data meetup of the year in Wellington - here's what happened.
Data driven technology seems to unlock opportunities. Yet it poses new types of risks, from bias and transparency challenges to issues of consent and data sovereignty.
On 8 August 2011 government approved new principles for managing the data and information it holds. These replace the 1997 Policy Framework for Government held Information.
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An app that aims to make workplaces safer by showing nearby dangers, so employees can be prepared and keep themselves safe.
A cross-government working party developed the plan, using a prioritisation framework. The development was overseen by the Information Group.
The data.govt team will be migrating currently listed datasets across to CKAN - the internationally recognised open data catalogue platform - as part of the release of the new data.govt.nz.