Slides for presentation at Open Data workshop, W3C Conference, Seoul, 8 April 2014 (pre-recorded). The road to open government has been a long one in New Zealand, with the first notable policy change in the right direction way back in 1962. Policy and legislation can change overnight, but never underestimate how long it can take to change the culture...

1. From policy to implementation

3. 1980

5. Striving to reach “the new
business as usual”

6.  Executive level manager
 Persuasive with their peers
 Involved in the organisation’s strategic
planning
 Understands their customers

7. Case studies
1-on-1
meetings
Guidance
documentation
Training
Monitor progress
Followup data
requests
(data.govt.nz)
Education, support and encouragement
http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-
and-transparent-government/open-
data-case-studies
http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/o
pen-and-transparent-
government/declaration-open-
and-transparent-
government/2013-report-
adoption-declaration/

8.  Release (past year and future plans)
 Business planning
 Barriers
 Case studies and re-use

9. Was it:
 Listed on data.govt.nz?
 What format is it available? (now scoring
against W3C “5 Star Open Data”)
 Is it licensed for re-use using NZGOAL?
 What type of impact does it have?
◦ Economic and social
◦ Democratic and transparency
◦ Efficiency

10. Was open data incorporated into core business
planning?
Examples:
 Statement of Intent -sets plans and
performance criteria for public accountability
 Business Plans
 Information Technology Strategy
 Job descriptions

11.  Concerns over privacy
 Fear of retribution over inaccurate data
 Budget constraints
 Legal constraints
 Protection of current revenue streams

12.  Need to actively identify re-use and gather
the stories
 Have been very valuable in demonstrating
why it’s a good idea to release data
 Ideas trigger ideas
 They help demonstrate the value

13. • Application Developers
• Economic Researchers
• Scientific Community
• Universities
• Data Journalists

14. 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

15. NZ Open Government Data Programme:
opendata@linz.govt.nz
http://ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-
transparent-government/
안녕!