The Government Chief Information Officer

The role of the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) is to provide leadership on ICT matters within government. The aim is lower cost, higher quality public services.

Government has emphasised the importance of the role, giving a mandate to the GCIO to provide leadership in information and communications technology (ICT) to drive performance improvement across the system. This responsibility spans across the spectrum of technology through to information, data and service delivery improvements.

The GCIO is supported by the Office of the GCIO which provides guidance and support to the ICT Council and ICT Strategy Group.

The Office also leads strategic work in areas such as Open Data, government use of the web and cloud computing, and contributes resources to programmes such as service transformation and early development of ICT investment business cases.

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  • Meet the Office of the GCIO Agency Engagement team

    The Agency Engagement team provides a contact point for all agency queries about the Government ICT programme. The Agency Engagement team invite approaches from government agencies to meet individually and to address sector forums.

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  • From the Government CIO

    The Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) is accountable for the implementation of the Directions and Priorities for Government ICT, and provides advice on the strategic direction for government use of ICT to Ministers, chief executives, senior stakeholders, central agencies and State sector agencies. &

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  • GCIO news

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  • Contact the Office of the GCIO

    A list of contact points for the Office of the GCIO in New Zealand.

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  • Government ICT Supply Management Office - GISMO

    GISMO, in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development Government Procurement Reform Programme is responsible for ICT sourcing strategies to support the Directions and Priorities for Government ICT.

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