Government agencies are undergoing a culture change – they’re moving towards their data being ‘open by design’. At a recent workshop international expert Ellen Broad explained what open data is and outlined some of the considerations for agencies that are opening up their data.
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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Links are everywhere and extremely valuable. However, they often pose a number of readability, usability, and accessibility issues. How does data.govt.nz navigate these waters.
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Using the ckanapi-exporter tool you can extract all dataset metadata into a single CSV file.
New Zealand has several pieces of policy that have been endorsed by the Cabinet to support open government and the release of open data. These policies and principles are helpful to understand to support agency discussions relating to opening up data and improving transparency.
Hi, I’m helping to deliver data content standards that will help ensure government agencies describe and record New Zealand’s information in a way that’s consistent.
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Public Service Commission ask agencies to disclose their Departmental Secretary or Chief Executive Expenses at least annually. Data.govt.nz allows you to self-manage the update process to the CE Expenses datasets. This allows agencies to publish faster and meet the disclosure deadline.
The IG is a cross-agency group chaired by leaders in the Public Service. The group aims to increase the effectiveness of Public Service by strengthening the leadership of the government data system.
Learn about the lifecycle of a dataset, and data management plans (DMP), why they are important, and how to write one.
We’re ramping up for this year’s GovHack event at the moment and excited to be a national sponsor again this year.