Open Datas

Open Government Partnership: submissions update

David Dunsheath Delegated authority for Parliamentary Relations Newsletter Co-Editor TINZ recently provided requested feedback on two elements of New Zealand’s ‘Open Government Partnership’ (OGP) National Action Plan 2016-18 Open Government Data Dashboard prototype – October submission On 20 October 2017 TINZ submitted feedback on the a draft Open Data Dashboard. This dashboard is intended to {read more…}

Treasury’s Financial Statements of the Government: revealed in lock-up

George White TINZ Communications and Research Analyst I represented Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) at the October 5th Treasury lock-up for the Financial Statements of the Government (FSG). This event is intended to brief the media and interested organizations just prior to general release of the FSG. Central government’s financial statements were provided to attendees, {read more…}

TINZ connects with Taiwan’s Audrey Tang to accelerate transparency

Audrey Tang visited New Zealand in the last week of September as a keynote speaker for the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) held in Christchurch. She is the Digital Minister (Taiwan) and is in charge of Social Enterprise.  She is known world-wide for revitalizing global open source communities such as Perl and Haskell. Ākina Foundation {read more…}

Open Government Data Dashboard prototype now available for public feedback

One of the milestones within New Zealand’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) 2016-18, requires development of a public ‘data dashboard’ for reporting against NAP goals. A prototype dashboard is now available on the data.govt.nz website to initiate public discussion including a request for feedback by 20 October 2017. Elements of OGP Commitment {read more…}

Court quashes ‘blanket approach’ to rejection of request for TPPA information

The Honourable Justice Collins has quashed the Minister of Trade’s decision not to release information relating to the TPPA under the OIA to Auckland University Law Professor Jane Kelsey, “one of New Zealand’s most assiduous critics of the TPP Agreement”. Professor Kelsey, along with several other applicants, challenged the Minister’s decision in the High Court {read more…}