Open Government Partnerships

Hon Clare Curran Interviewed by Mark Sainsbury

Member of Parliament Claire Curran interviewed by Mark Sainsbury.

Curran has the  portfolios of Minister of Broadcasting, Communications, and Digital Media and Minister for Government Digital Services along with an associate portfolio for the State Services Commission.

In this audio interview Curran commits to transparency and expresses willingness to work with Transparency International New Zealand for better practices around transparency.  She also acknowledges the need for conversations about the Protected Disclosures Act

Audio courtesy of RadioLive New Zealand

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TINZ New Year’s Wishes

TINZ Staff New Governments tend to bring with them fresh optimism and hope for further reform, and New Zealand is no exception.  We are very pleased with the commitments this government has made for better practices around issues of transparency.  Several Members of Parliament have promised to work directly with Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) {read more…}

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…}

Open Government Partnership interim update

URGENT – Have your say on progress of the Open Government Partnership’s National Action Plan 2016-18 Progress reporting on the New Zealand Open Government Partnership’s National Action Plan 2016-18 is now online. It will be updated quarterly. The recently appointed Open Government Partnership (OGP) ‘Independent Reporter’ for New Zealand, Keitha Booth, is tasked with reporting to OGP {read more…}

Submission on Prototype Dashboard for public performance reporting

Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) welcomes development of a dashboard as a means of providing civil society with an overview of government agencies’ performance.

In response to the request for feedback on the prototype design of the dashboard TINZ made 10 recommendations to make the dashboard more accessible and understandable.

We applaud the development of the prototype dashboard and look forward to further enhancement in order to reliably inform civil society of the government’s progress towards its overall open data goal.

Read the full OGP data dashboard TINZ submission 20 Oct 2017.

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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…}

Submissions on the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-18

On 1 August TINZ submitted feedback on the draft Open Government Partnership National Action Plan mid-term self-assessment. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an international agreement by governments committed to creating greater transparency, increasing civic participation and using new technologies to make government more open, effective, and accountable, refer to http://www.ogp.org.nz/what-is-the-ogp . The OGP calls {read more…}

Open Government Partnership interim update

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The Second Open Government Partnership National Action Plan has been released

On 22 October, 2016 State Services Minister Paula Bennett announced New Zealand's second Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan for 2016-18 (NAP). Links: TINZ Media Release Paula Bennett's announcement The National Action Plan This plan is a solid road map to achieving more openness in government and will foster greater public participation in government. {read more…}