Information and data

Guidance, resources, presentation and paper supporting the Open Government Data and Information programme are found here.

Presentations and Papers

New Zealand's presentation to the Second International Open Data Conference in Washington DC on July 10-12, 2012 covered re-use of the NZ Charities Commission open data and then provided an update of key developments in New Zealand since the first conference.

The Open government data in New Zealand presentation (PowerPoint - 3.83 MB) to the International Open Data Conference in Washington DC in November 2010 describes New Zealand's open government work programme, which is Direction Two of New Zealand's Directions and Priorities for Government ICT, released on 7 October 2010. 

New Zealand moves to embrace PSI Re-use and Open data, the New Zealand Topic Report was published on the ePSIplatform in August 2010. See http://www.epsiplatform.eu/topic_reports/topic_report_15_new_zealand_moves_to_embrace_psi_re_use_and_open_data

In its News Release, the EPSI platform noted that “There is a lot to learn from the New Zealand experience. It is a story of open data innovation, successes and a Government that is still forward looking and thinking about open data policies for the 21st century.” See http://www.epsiplatform.eu/news/news/new_zealand_moves_to_embrace_psi_re_use_and_open_data

The Open Data, Open Government presentation (PowerPoint - 3MB), September 2009 focuses on the Open Access and Licensing activities of the work programme.

The initial Promoting Government Information and Data Re-use Background Paper was released in December 2008. This paper summarised the New Zealand government information environment, key international government information policies and initiatives, and proposed a programme to work with suppliers and users of non-personal government information and data to promote and enable its re-use.