Building trust through transparency and open data
- GOVIS 2015
- Paul Stone- New Zealand Open Government Information and Data Programme
PARTICIPATE
Is the New Zealand Governmentany better?
Over2500
Policy Analysts
Open data is non-personal, unrestricted data that has a non-proprietary and machine-readable format, and is licensed for legal re-use.
What is meant by “open data”?
First of all we need the data: Description of the policy work/problem
definition Date the Policy is scheduled to start Date consultation will start Date consultation will close Date going to Cabinet Cabinet decisions Topic category Keywords/tags etc…
Back to policy…
Secondly, there needs to be a process: To ensure completeness and consistency of
the data To make it easy and sustainable.
Central coordination, Government policy working as a system.
Back to policy…
Thirdly the data needs to be OPEN.
… And available through an API
Back to policy…
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Open data has two roles in policy creation:
1. Enabling citizens to know when to get involved
2. As evidence to support the conclusions and recommendations in the draft policy
More on open data and policy
Will support conclusions and recommendations
Will allow new insights from citizens
Open data as evidence
Public debate and new insightshttp://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
Petitions
Bills going through parliament
What’s said in parliament – the Hansard
Voting in Parliament
But wait, there’s even more!…
Contact
Email:[email protected]
Open Government Data Programme:http://www.ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-initiatives/open-and-transparent-government
Case Studies:http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/case-studies/open-data
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