long journey to open government in nz

From policy to implementation

1980

Striving to reach “the new business as usual”

Executive level manager

Persuasive with their peers

Involved in the organisation’s strategic planning

Understands their customers

Case studies

1-on-1

meetings

Guidance

documentation

Training

Monitor progress

Followup data

requests

(data.govt.nz)

Education, support and encouragement

http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/open-data-case-studies

http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/declaration-open-and-transparent-government/2013-report-adoption-declaration/

Release (past year and future plans)

Business planning

Barriers

Case studies and re-use

Was it:

Listed on data.govt.nz?

What format is it available? (now scoring against W3C “5 Star Open Data”)

Is it licensed for re-use using NZGOAL?

What type of impact does it have?◦ Economic and social

◦ Democratic and transparency

◦ Efficiency

Was open data incorporated into core business planning?

Examples:

Statement of Intent -sets plans and performance criteria for public accountability

Business Plans

Information Technology Strategy

Job descriptions

Concerns over privacy

Fear of retribution over inaccurate data

Budget constraints

Legal constraints

Protection of current revenue streams

Need to actively identify re-use and gather the stories

Have been very valuable in demonstrating why it’s a good idea to release data

Ideas trigger ideas

They help demonstrate the value

• Application Developers

• Economic Researchers

• Scientific Community

• Universities

• Data Journalists

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/secondary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=315&objectid=11207352

http://maori.geek.nz/post/the_difference_between_rich_and_poor_schools_in_new_zealand

NZ Open Government Data Programme:opendata@linz.govt.nz

http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/

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