Update (12/03/10): Google’s post: Promoting Open Government in New Zealand
The State Services Commission and Department of Internal Affairs are now finalising the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) which will then be put to Cabinet for consideration. In doing so, we are incorporating excellent feedback from State Services agencies and the public. [...]
The Australian 2.0 Taskforce’s draft report, ‘Engage: getting on with Government 2.0′, makes bold recommendations aimed at making “government not just more open and democratic, not just more consultative, but also a truer collaboration between the apparatus of the state and its citizens”.
It suggests that the USA, UK and NZ are leading the ‘transition towards Government 2.0′ [...]
Today the State Services Commission is releasing the draft New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) (HTML with comments). This document provides guidance for State Services agencies on:
open access to non-copyright information; and
open licensing of copyright works,
in both cases with a view to allowing their re-use by others. (It does not apply to [...]
As many readers of this blog will know, SSC has been pursuing various work-streams under the rubric of the Open Government Information and Data Re-use work Project. It is continuing to do so in collaboration with, among others, the ICT Group at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).
One of the many issues we’ve encountered along [...]
Further to Vikram Kumar’s excellent Showing us a better way post, here is some information about the Open Government Information and Data Re-use project, led by the State Services Commission.
Here also is our just released Promoting Government Information and Data Re-use Background Paper. We have summarised the New Zealand government information environment, described key international government information policies and initiatives, and are proposing a [...]
The Digital Strategy 2.0, released on 28 August 2008, charts out an alluring future for New Zealand and New Zealanders in the 21st century. Its vision is that:
“New Zealanders should be leaders in the digital world and use digital technologies, skills and opportunities to contribute to a prosperous, sustainable and vibrant society.”
So it [...]
