Open data: helping you deliver better services

Happy New Year! We hope you had a well rested break and all took some time to relax, revive and refresh for the year ahead.

A few important points to mention below:

Tribute to Julian Carver: Our hearts go out to family and friends of Julian who passed away 2 January. Julian was an integral part of NZ’s open government data journey as a long time open government advocate. Julian made a real difference through his work with Keitha Booth on the Declaration of Open and Transparent Government and the New Zealand Data and Information Management Principles. Julian will be sorely missed by the open data community.
Cam's next move: We're excited to announce that Cam has a new role with DIA as Senior Product Manager which includes working on continuing the development of data.govt.nz . We're looking forward to continuing working with him in this new capacity. Cam has worked with our team over the past six months on development of NZGOAL - Software Extension and the Open Data Charter Consultation.
E-Learning Modules on Open Data: Find our Open Data E-Learning Modules to increase data literacy on data.govt.nz. Learn more below.

The Open Government Information & Data Programme Team!

Suzanne Townsend Paul Stone Rochelle Stewart-Allen Tamara Novak

World Bank open data tool

TCdata360 provides open data on trade and competitiveness. The site aggregates and visualizes data from multiple sources and presents it in tandem with other knowledge and resources.

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Explore the potential of open data & innovation
Learn about the potential of open data, it's benefits and crucial impacts can have on New Zealand and globally,captured in our case studies

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Legislation for data infrastructure

Given the importance of data infrastructure, countries should be looking to strengthen it. One of the ways that countries can strengthen their data infrastructure is through legislation.

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Establishing a sustainable open data infrastructure

Read Paul's LinkedIn Blog here.

Make a difference to how New Zealanders interact with government

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You can now find our Open Data E-Learning Modules (developed by the Open Data Institute for the European Commission’s open data programme) on data.govt.nz. These modules are designed to increase data literacy surrounding what open data is and practical steps on how to use and release data as open. Learn more here.

Development of content on data.govt.nz is Phase 1 of a wider web project with DIA - please send your feedback to opendata@linz.govt.nz to help us tailor the content to meet your needs.

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Open Government Information & Data Programme (Land Information NZ)
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