The New Business as Usual
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Paul Stone
Organized by the World Bank and Data.gov
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Governance of Open Data Programme
Ministerial Committee for Public Sector
Reform
ICT Strategy Group
Open Government Data and Information Re-use
CE Steering Group
Secretariat
Open Government Information and Data
Re-use Working Group
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NZ Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) 2010
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NZ Data and Information Management Principles (2011)
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Declaration on Open and Transparent Government
• Directed Public Service departments to actively release High Value Public Data for re-use(Wider government sector encouraged)
• In accordance with open data principles and NZGOAL
• Declaration passed August 2011• First annual report back March 2012
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Letter to Chief Executives(December 2011)
• Reminder to report back by March 2012• Requested appointment of a Data Champion
at senior management level
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Guidance to Data Champions (January 2012)
• Explanation of role• High level description of a process to release
data• Description of the Outcomes (that would be
satisfied by the release of “high value public data”)
• Template of the Report-back questionnaire • A case study to illustrate release and
outcomes (Charities Commission)
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High Level Release Process
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High Value Public Data must have one of these outcomes…
Economic & social outcomes
Transparency & democratic outcomes
Efficiency outcomes
Business can use it to add value, innovate & create new products to spur economic growth
It reports on the performance of an agency or service
It supports cross-sector service delivery, e.g. other agencies & NGOs can use it to improve their services
Communities and people can use it to: develop useful
applications/new services make informed decisions about
the government services they use
make personal decisions that improve their quality of life
It provides details of government funding and/or expenditure
Releasing it for re-use could: make it easier for government
agencies to work together reduce the cost of providing an
existing government service reduce the cost of accessing and
processing this information for existing users
It provides information about sustainability and risk.
It provides an evidence base informing & encouraging external participation in policy development
It helps align central &local government initiatives through a more coordinated national view of government data
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Report-back to Ministers
• Inclusion in core business planning• Current releases• Future releases• Use of data.govt.nz; NZGOAL; formats; and
outcomes• Brief case studies (paragraph or two)• Describe insurmountable barriers• Any other comments
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Case Studies on Re-use of high value public data (across government)
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Re-use of Open Government Data
Websites
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Re-use of Open Government Data
Pocket Ranger NZ Tides ProMobile Apps
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Re-use of Open Government Data
NZ Schools ASB Property GuideMobile Apps
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Next Steps
• Continue supporting the Data Champions• Run more training on NZGOAL• Workshop with CE Steering Group and the
Data Champions• Promote to industry and community• Accelerate preparation of case studies• Implement the programme across the wider
public sector