Ensuring government-held data is used to help achieve better outcomes for New Zealanders is a key reason why the government is officially adopting the international Open Data Charter, says Statistics Minister James Shaw. By opening up public agencies’ data, Shaw says the government is encouraging openness as the default setting for government agencies to make non-personal, unclassified and non-confidential data freely available to anyone to use and share. Confidential and private information will remain protected and safeguarded, he says. Related reading: Stats NZ CEO Liz MacPherson: ‘We are absolutely focused on unleashing the power of data to change lives’ DataKind founder Jake Porway: Use data for good, not just to ‘sell stuff’ Paul Stone, NZ Open Government Data Programme Leader: ‘Get the data out there, so when it is needed to solve a problem, it is available’ “As well as meeting increased user demand for open data to drive innovation, this will ensure we are accountable, transparent, and resilient in our use of data.” An Open Data Action Plan, implemented by Stats NZ, will set the direction for the Charter’s implementation in New Zealand. The action plan will provide transparency about the data the government holds, equip agencies with better tools and resources, and connect citizens and government. Online tools and resources and training will lift people’s capability to innovate, to inform decision-making, and to provide evidence-based policy through data, says Shaw. Learn from your peers: Check out ourState of the CIO report on the challenges and concerns of CIOs today.Sign up forCIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, career tips, views and events.Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nzJoin us on Facebook. Send news tips and comments to divina_paredes@idg.co.nz Follow Divina Paredes on Twitter:@divinap Related content brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud brandpost Survey: Marketers embrace AI at expense of metaverse investments Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has quickly rocked the world of marketing. Sitecore polled B2B marketers on their perceptions of GAI. Here’s what they said. By Dave O’Flanagan, Sitecore Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence news Zendesk to lay off another 8% of its staff, cites macroeconomic issues The new tranche of layoffs comes just six months after the company let go of 300 staffers and hired a new CEO in order to navigate its operations through macroeconomic distress. By Anirban Ghoshal Jun 01, 2023 3 mins CRM Systems IT Jobs Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe