Proactively Strategic This is about releasing information to the Clear intention to: The Department of Internal Affairs' direction public unless there is a valid reason to high value datasets are identified release release information assets to the public for information, withhold it. Ideally information is published and released for non-government Asset commercial and social re-use; and making it open in machine readable formats. re-use, and are published on an commitment to the Declaration on Open by default data.govt.nz. The department also Describe your intentions over the next four and Transparent Government, and to the as (unless there is a shares customer research gained to release public information assets for Open Government Partnership objectives. valid reason to in the development of the Govt.nz re-use. withhold it), website, through the New Zealand Strategic What will / are you doing to accelerate the A high level description of key initiatives, ensuring it is Government Web Toolkit Managed delivery release of information assets to the public including indicative timeframes. easily (https://webtoolkit.govt.nz/) for for commercial and social re-use. is discoverable, wider consumption. accessible and Organisational What changes to workforce capability Identification of capability (including people re-usable capability and (capacity and competency) are needed to capacity and competency, process, workforce proactively release information, with the technology, and information) gaps, and how appropriate privacy and security these will be addressed. It may be useful to Information considerations in place. engage your Information Managers (or equivalent) in responding to this expectation. GCIO guidelines Discuss in Considerations by section The GCIO is looking for… Exemplars 4YP sections Accelerate Strategic This is agencies adopting common Clear intention to: adoption of direction capabilities. are uptake mandated common capabilities; and and common (AoG) Describe your intentions over the next investigate non-mandated common Shared capabilities four years to: capabilities. adopt available common Capability It may be useful to capabilities; and Investment engage your Chief plan for uptake of future common Information Officer capabilities.
Information is Managed as an Asset Proactively release information, making it open by default (unless there is a valid reason to withhold it), ensuring it is easily discoverable, accessible and re-usable It may be useful to engage your Information Managers (or equivalent) in responding to this expectation. Strategic direction This is about releasing information to the public unless there is a valid reason to withhold it. Ideally information is published in machine readable formats. Describe your intentions over the next four to release public information assets for re-use. Clear intention to: release information assets to the public for commercial and social re-use; and commitment to the Declaration on Open and Transparent Government, and to the Open Government Partnership objectives. The Department of Internal Affairs' high value datasets are identified and released for non-government re-use, and are published on data.govt.nz. The department also shares customer research gained in the development of the Govt.nz website, through the New Zealand Government Web Toolkit (https://webtoolkit.govt.nz/) for wider consumption. Strategic delivery What will / are you doing to accelerate the release of information assets to the public for commercial and social re-use. A high level description of key initiatives, including indicative timeframes. Organisational capability and workforce What changes to workforce capability (capacity and competency) are needed to proactively release information, with the appropriate privacy and security considerations in place. Identification of capability (including people capacity and competency, process, technology, and information) gaps, and how these will be addressed. GCIO guidelines Discuss in 4YP sections Considerations by section The GCIO is looking for… Exemplars Investment and Capability are Shared Accelerate adoption of common (AoG) capabilities It may be useful to engage your Chief Information Officer Strategic direction This is agencies adopting common capabilities. Describe your intentions over the next four years to: adopt available common capabilities; and plan for uptake of future common capabilities. Clear intention to: uptake mandated common capabilities; and investigate non-mandated common capabilities.
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