New Zealand - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in the New Zealand.
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Report on the New Zealand Health System
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The Horn report on the New Zealand health system was released by the Minister for Health Tony Ryall, on 16 August 2009
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2010 New Zealand Local Government Website Survey Results
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In New Zealand, the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) conducts an annual survey of local council websites to assess them from both a technical and content point of view. The external review of all 85 Local Councils looks at compliance against New Zealand Government web standards for information and services content.
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e-Government - New Zealand (General Articles) - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about e-Government activities in New Zealand.
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e-Government - New Zealand (Specific Topics: A - F) - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about e-Government activities in New Zealand.
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e-Government - New Zealand (Specific Topics: G - R) - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about e-Government activities in New Zealand.
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e-Government - New Zealand (Specific Topics: S - Z) - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about e-Government activities in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Jurisdictional Update - Serve You Right, Melbourne, September 2011
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Paper presented by Joy Hippolite, Senior Adviser, State Services Commission (New Zealand), at the Serve You Right Conference, Melbourne, September 15-16, 2011. Examines Kiwis Count, common measurements tool and understanding the srivers of satisfaction with services delivered online
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New Zealand Open Government Access and Licensing Framework (NZGOAL) and data.govt.nz: Issues and Lessons Learned
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Presented to International Open Government Data Conference, by Richard Best, Government Technology Services, New Zealand Government Department of Internal Affairs, 20 November 2010.
- Government seeks syndicated web services supply
- First RFP is for seven categories of development-related services, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Wednesday, 23 May, 2012. "Web-related services are the latest to be made the subject of an all-of-government syndicated request for proposal in a quest to trim ICT expenditure and make procurement more efficient.
The first RFP is for seven categories of development-related services: information architects, usability advisors, website testers, front-end web developers, graphical / visual designers, website technical writers and accessibility consultants..."
- Ultra-fast broadband comes to Invercargill and Hawera
- NZ Minister for Communications and Information Technology, News Release, 18 May 2012. "The Government's world-class ultra-fast broadband initiative continues to gather pace throughout New Zealand, with work starting in Invercargill and Hawera, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says.
Work to build an Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network got underway in Invercargill today, while deployment starts in Hawera on Monday.
When work begins in Hawera, UFB deployment will have commenced in 20 towns or cities..."
- Budget 2012 goes high tech with new app
- NZ Minister for Finance, News Release, 22 May 2012. "The Government will launch a smartphone and tablet app for Budget 2012 on Thursday, providing more ready access to Budget material and helping to reduce the need for printed documents, Finance Minister Bill English says..."
- NZ Budget App
- New Zealand Treasury, 22 May 2012. "The Treasury is launching the NZ Budget app for Android, iPhone and iPad to coincide with Budget 2012.
The app provides Budget-related video, Ministers' media statements, the Minister of Finance's Budget speech, the Executive Summary and Key Facts for Taxpayers.
Tablet versions of the app also provide the Fiscal Strategy Report and Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU)..."
- New Zealand Companies Office
- Facebook page for the NZ Companies Office which is the government agency responsible for the administration of corporate body registers, including the Companies Register.
- No more risk to privacy on Facebook, than web: MED
- Ministry of Economic Development says its Facebook account offers the same access to Companies Office records, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Monday, 21 May, 2012. "The Ministry of Economic Development sees no additional risk to users’ privacy or risk of fraud or forgery from providing access to Companies Office records via Facebook..."
- New Zealand Legislation
- NZ Parliamentary Counsel Office. "This website provides free public access to up-to-date unofficial versions of New Zealand Acts (Acts of Parliament), Bills (proposed Acts), and Regulations (properly called Statutory Regulations). Links to Deemed Regulations are also provided (the Deemed Regulations themselves are not hosted on this website). The website also provides Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs, a type of proposed amendment to a Bill)."
- A new look New Zealand Legislation website - what's changed?
- NZ Parliamentary Counsel Office, 11 April 2012. "The New Zealand Legislation website has a new look, with faster, simpler ways to find and view legislation...
The changes to this website have been arrived at through a process of user testing, consultation, and exposure through the "Preview website". Development work has progressed well, ahead of timetable. We have more improvements planned, most fundamental being making the website a source of official legislation. We aim to achieve this in the 2012–13 financial year..."
- Privacy Commissioner supports information sharing bill
- By Amelia Romanos. New Zealand Herald, Thursday April 5, 2012. "Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today gave her stamp of approval to legislation that would relax the rules around sharing information between public service agencies.
Parliament's justice and electoral committee is considering the Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill, which would lower the threshold for sharing of individuals' personal information held by public and private agencies..."
- PM announces youth mental health package
- TVNZ, Wednesday April 4, 2012. "Prime Minister John Key announced a modernised mental health initiative today aimed at targeting youth through social media.
The $62 million package intends to ensure young people with mental health problems receive better, faster and more modern help..."
- Govt sharpens focus on public sector results
- Media Release by Prime Minister, John Key, 15 March, 2012. "Prime Minister John Key today outlined the next steps in the Government's programme to create a public sector that is more innovative, efficient and focused on delivering what New Zealanders want and expect.
In a speech in Auckland, Mr Key announced three changes that will help sharpen the public sector’s focus on delivering better frontline services for New Zealanders. These changes are:
- Setting 10 challenging and specific results for the public sector to achieve over the next three to five years.
- Lowering the cap on full-time equivalent (FTE) positions in core government administration.
- Creating a single, dedicated, business-facing government department – the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – from the resources of four existing agencies.
"Delivering better public services to New Zealanders within tight financial constraints is one of the Government's four key priorities for its second term. The changes I’m announcing today will help deliver that goal," Mr Key says..."
- Better Public Services Advisory Group Report
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). New Zealand Government, November 2011 ."The Better Public Services Advisory Group was established by the government in May 2011 to provide advice on state sector reform. This report sets out that advice. The goal is a public service and state sector that is achieving value-for-money, is innovative, provides high-quality services and manages change effectively. We trust that this advice will assist Ministers in the incoming government to make decisions on state sector reform that will ensure our state services perform to the highest possible standard, and are fit-for-purpose and affordable over the medium term.
We see this report as very much the starting point for an ongoing programme of reform over the next five years. The objective is better services for New Zealanders, of a type and at a scale that enables our society and economy to flourish..."
- PM advisory group recommends increasing powers of govt CIO
- Christchurch recovery could be testbed for more online access, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Friday, 16 March, 2012. "An advisory-group report on boosting efficiency in the public service recommends increased powers for the office of the Government CIO.
In addition to driving the standardisation in ICT among government agencies, the CIO should be given 'the ability to directly influence or even control the ICT budgets of agencies would be required,' says the report, which was released at the same time as Prime Minister John Key’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on the creating a more efficient public service..."
- No new public servants, new super-ministry looms: Key
- By Pattrick Smellie. Scoop.co.nz, Thursday, 15 March 2012. "... Key announced the creation of measurable policy targets in 10 areas of public sector performance, to be announced formally on June 30 and designed to 'stretch' public agencies to deliver much better outcomes in areas of particular government focus.
The 10 areas are grouped into reductions in long term welfare dependency, supporting vulnerable children, boosting skills and employment, reducing crime, and improving interaction with government..."
- Prime minister 'shocked' by govt IT
- John Key says that many public sector IT systems are obsolete; sets out two technology-related challenges for government, By Computerworld staff - Auckland. Computerworld, Thursday, 15 March, 2012. "... Key says that part of improving public sector efficiency will be upgrading IT and he wants to see 'technology used to create a step-change in customer service'.
Key announced 10 challenges for achieving a new 'results-driven' focus for the public service, the last two of which are technology related..."
This category last updated: 23 May 2012