“Government agencies will be knowledgeable about what data they should and should not publicly release and why, how to remove obstacles to reuse, and will be consistently applying these filters to their data holdings. This will increase the amount and quality of data released.”
(The ambition of Commitment 4 of NZ’s Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. )
In July 2017 we surveyed agencies to establish a benchmark for open data maturity, and to identify areas of focus for the Open Government Data Programme. The survey results help us understand and monitor how well agencies are progressing towards systematic and sustainable open data release – being open by design. This requires good data management and governance, privacy and risk assessment, use of open data formats and standards, and understanding the needs of data users.
The survey questions were based on the Open Data Maturity Model developed by the Open Data Institute. The model is a tool that organisations can use to assess their strengths and weaknesses in publishing and consuming open data, and identify actions for improvement. In essence it is a tool to work towards good practice generally with data management, governance, use and release, but with an open data lens. Unlike the model, our survey was designed to give an indicative picture of where things are currently at, rather than conduct an in-depth assessment of agencies.
This prototype dashboard presents the results of our survey, showing where government as a whole is at, and displaying key insights.
The aim of this prototype is to initiate discussion and feedback so that we can find out what this dashboard needs to include. We’ve deliberately kept it simple, which is why it’s currently in an image/PDF format. We’ll use your feedback to refine the design of the dashboard and create a more dynamic version that can be readily updated. The prototype follows...
The Open Data Dashboard (PDF)
Spider diagram summary (PDF)
In addition there is an infographic showing key insights that can inform the open data action plan: Key Insights Infographic (PDF)
Tell us what you think...
Tell us by joining in the discussion on Loomio.....
OR if you would prefer not to provide your feedback in public, you can email it directly to us at opendata@stats.govt.nz
We will keep the discussion open until 20 October 2017, to give some time for people to consider and for word to get around.
Thanks!
About the Open Government Data Programme
Open Government Data Action Plan
New Zealand's National Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership