Slides of presentation to the NZ Institute of IT Professionals on Open Data and Innovation. What is open data, key policies in NZ and what the programme is about, followed by great examples of innovative re-use of open government data

1. - ITTP, 1 May 2014
- Paul Stone
- New Zealand Open Government Information and Data Programme

2.  What is open data?
 Brief description of open government data
policies and the programme
 Some innovative re-use of open government
data
 Your questions

3. ”Open data is data that can be freely used,
reused and redistributed by anyone - subject
only, at most, to the requirement to attribute
and share alike.”
(Open Data Handbook – Open Knowledge Foundation)
In NZ…
 Non-proprietary and machine-readable
format
 licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)

4.  NZ Government Open
Access & Licensing
Framework (NZGOAL)
 NZ Data & Information
Management Principles
 Declaration on Open
and Transparent
Government
 Data.govt.nz
Clear Cabinet decisions and intent Foundations built

5. Government direction to
government agencies to
proactively release all non-
personal and unclassified data
with high potential value for re-
use

7. Our job to encourage all that to happen!
 To encourage and support the release of data
 To understand the user community (and raise
awareness)
 To assess the impact

8. Tides…

10. Property…

11. NZ Schools App

13. Mogeo - Campermate

14. Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules

15. Mogeo – MarineMate

16. Mogeo – Prototype

17. Pocket Ranger

18. ANZ – Truckometer

19. Railway station location data requested
- smartphone app coming…

20. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/secondary-
education/news/article.cfm?c_id=315&objectid=11207352
http://maori.geek.nz/post/the_differen
ce_between_rich_and_poor_schools_in_
new_zealand

22. Contact
Email:
opendata@linz.govt.nz
Open Government Data Programme:
www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-
government/
Case Studies:
www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-
government/open-data-case-studies/
Questions?