Government policy on open data

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This page is here to collect links to statements from Government agencies and Ministers on their views and policies about opening government data. This is intended to be useful to government employees who are preparing internal cases for opening data.

  • Finance Minister Bill English said (23 September 2009) "I see no reason why we can't turn government inside out, so to speak, and make the same data and information available to those outside of government".
  • Minister for Land Information Maurice Williamson said (August 2009) "We’ve always believed that spatial information contributes significantly to the economy, now we have credible data to back that up, … One of the main challenges is to free up access to data, so that greater productivity gains are realised"
  • The Open Government Information and Data Re-use Project at the State Services Commission is developing an approach for opening up New Zealand's non-personal government information and data. This presentation Open Data, Open Government of September 2009 provides an update on the approach to making non-personal data and information from New Zealand government agencies more freely available.
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