From the start we realised we needed to make the National Broadband Map as accessible as possible. Besides being a mandated requirement for core government websites under the New Zealand Government Web Standards, addressing accessibility helps ensure that website and application design reflect global good practice and provide improved usability for everyone. Taking account […]
Category Archives: Standards & Architecture
What does Web 2.0 mean for government?
July 24, 2008 – 10:34 pm
We have increasingly factored aspects of Web 2.0 into our daily lives - it is no longer an emerging phenomenon.
Podcasts or RSS feeds are innovative and new ways of transmitting/receiving information. They allow the individual New Zealander to create a personalised view of the world, and are an effective way of keeping in touch […]
Government website assessment
May 23, 2008 – 4:40 pm
The 2008 assessment of government web sites is under way now, coordinated by the Web Standards team at SSC.
We have 500-something sites to test and QA, so I hope it’s useful to talk a little about the process, how it’s being handled and - in later posts - how it’s progressing.
What’s the objective?
The objective is […]
Technically Creative
May 20, 2008 – 3:51 pm
Behind the scenes we’ve kicked off the design of the website that will surround the National Broadband Map. This is an interesting part of any web project and can be a welcome diversion from the more technical aspects. This is where we are creating the look and feel of the website, it’s where we’re working […]
How the National Broadband application works
May 1, 2008 – 12:05 pm
Software development can sometimes appear to be a black art to those who don’t work in that area. In reality, once you know a little more it’s not really a black art at all, so let’s deconstruct the mapping application we’re building and explain how it actually works.
Consider the following diagram.
It’s got five key parts, each one […]
GOVIS miniConference in May
April 4, 2008 – 5:24 pm
There are many opportunities in the next 7-8 weeks to keep informed and to network. As well as the activities in Identity month during April, GOVIS is running a mini-conference in May.
GOVIS runs a 3-day conference every other year; 2008 would normally be a non-conference year. But due to demand, GOVIS are running a […]
Enterprise Architecture in Government
March 28, 2008 – 2:18 pm
As I said in my last post, one of my interests is Enterprise Architecture. So what is Enterprise Architecture ? The Standards & ArchitectureTeam use the following definition:
Enterprise architecture is the process of translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change by creating, communicating and improving the key principles and models that describe the […]
New contributions from Standards and Architecture
March 20, 2008 – 2:20 pm
I am in the Standards and Architecture Team of the ICT Branch, on the Enterprise Architecture side; with an interest in the practise of Enterprise Architecture in government - particularly in an All-of-Government and inter-agency collaboration contexts. I have recently developed a professional interest in Sustainable ICT (and ICT as an enabler of sustainable practices).
I […]
