Government Enterprise Architecture Reference Group (GEAG)

The Government Enterprise Architecture Group (GEAG) is the lead advisor to the ICT Council and ICT Strategy Group on the architecture blueprint for cross-government ICT.

Role and Function

The Government Enterprise Architecture Group, under the direction of the ICT Council:

  1. Leads the development of the All-of-Government Capability Delivery Model (AoG CDM) and related processes for approval by the ICT Council (the AoG CDM is a lifecycle view of common capability from concept to retirement including governance touchpoints and documentation requirements)
  2. Governs alignment with the Government Common Capabilities Roadmap for ICT projects within the scope of the ICT Council
  3. Governs compliance with the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ (GEA-NZ) for ICT projects within the scope of the ICT Council
  4. Leads the development of the Government Common Capabilities Roadmap
  5. Leads the development and governance of the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ (the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ includes the related standards, e-GIF and NZ-FEAF)
  6. Champion and communicate the key messages around GEA-NZ principles and associated models and frameworks
  7. Provide an Architecture assurance role for the ICT Council for all Common Capability roadmap initiatives.

*What is GEA-NZ?

The Government Enterprise Architecture for New Zealand (GEA-NZ) will be a single unifying framework that will provide a common language (including architecture, models/patterns, standards, techno-economics, and common definitions across government).  Once developed, GEA-NZ is intended as the foundation that this group will govern.

For more information on the Government Enterprise Architecture for New Zealand (GEA-NZ).

Members

Stuart Wakefield - Director, Government ICT Strategy and Planning - Chair

Brian More - All-of-Government Chief Architect - DIA Official

Mark Baddely -  New Zealand Defence Force

Mark Carroll - Ministry of Education

James Collier -  Ministry of Justice

Dan Cooper - New Zealand Transport Agency

Jon Frere - Inland Revenue

Tina Groark - New Zealand Customs

Paul Henzell - Ministry of Social Development

Rosemary McGrath - Statistics New Zealand

Secretariat: Kate Henderson, DIA