At an all-of-government level, there are heightened expectations of solving complex policy problems and delivering economic value using data and information. Effective information management maximises the potential of government information while safeguarding privacy and security. The future environment As we move towards 2057, there will be global We must do better conflicts; climate change impacts; changing The “disappointing” levels of recordkeeping migration patterns and challenges for the New maturity among agencies 10 years after the Zealand economy to maintain living standards Public Records Act 2005 are unacceptable.3 with an aged population. Central and local We need to work together with agencies to lift government decisions on spending limited performance. resources may become increasingly difficult as the population demographics change. We The increased growth in government digital have considered the many challenges and information created means Archives must be opportunities on the horizon, particularly in able ingest information on an industrial scale. relation to government information, our core However, digital transfer requires information to business. be created and managed well by agencies prior to transfer. The importance of trusted Our strategic focus areas are outlined next information and show our response to these challenges The internet allows anyone to publish and opportunities. information viewable by millions. The down-side of this includes the widespread dissemination of misinformation has the potential to cause public harm. The public will increasingly have to ensure the information they consume is from trusted sources. People lose trust in government if there is poor recordkeeping, difficulty accessing information or privacy and security breaches by agencies. Archives has the opportunity to build trust in the record of government by ensuring the creation and maintenance of records and information meets necessary standards. Changes in technology and how information is used by government Major technological changes over the next forty years will alter how decisions are made, services are provided, and even what information and the record of government will look like. We can see such changes already with the rise of machine learning and increased use of computational analytics to interrogate, and make decisions from, large datasets. We must understand these types of advancements as they emerge and ensure that appropriate 3 State of Government Recordkeeping and Public records of government activity are created, Records Act 2005 Audits 2014/15, Archives New maintained and can be accessed. 9 Zealand
The future environment As we move towards 2057, there will be global conflicts; climate change impacts; changing migration patterns and challenges for the New Zealand economy to maintain living standards with an aged population. Central and local government decisions on spending limited resources may become increasingly difficult as the population demographics change. We have considered the many challenges and opportunities on the horizon, particularly in relation to government information, our core business. The importance of trusted information The internet allows anyone to publish information viewable by millions. The down-side of this includes the widespread dissemination of misinformation has the potential to cause public harm. The public will increasingly have to ensure the information they consume is from trusted sources. People lose trust in government if there is poor recordkeeping, difficulty accessing information or privacy and security breaches by agencies. Archives has the opportunity to build trust in the record of government by ensuring the creation and maintenance of records and information meets necessary standards. Changes in technology and how information is used by government Major technological changes over the next forty years will alter how decisions are made, services are provided, and even what information and the record of government will look like. We can see such changes already with the rise of machine learning and increased use of computational analytics to interrogate, and make decisions from, large datasets. We must understand these types of advancements as they emerge and ensure that appropriate records of government activity are created, maintained and can be accessed. At an all-of-government level, there are heightened expectations of solving complex policy problems and delivering economic value using data and information. Effective information management maximises the potential of government information while safeguarding privacy and security. We must do better The “disappointing” levels of recordkeeping maturity among agencies 10 years after the Public Records Act 2005 are unacceptable.3 We need to work together with agencies to lift performance. The increased growth in government digital information created means Archives must be able ingest information on an industrial scale. However, digital transfer requires information to be created and managed well by agencies prior to transfer. Our strategic focus areas are outlined next and show our response to these challenges and opportunities. 3 State of Government Recordkeeping and Public Records Act 2005 Audits 2014/15, Archives New Zealand 9
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