44. Opening government Opening communication and information Matt Lane ALGIM 29 th Annual Conference 23 November 2009
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Hinweis der Redaktion
… .But who had these tools?
“ ...not all technical innovations bring heretofore unimagined functionality… Some, and in my opinion the most valuable, take what 10% of the population had previously been able to do and make that capability available to 90% of the population. That’s what blogs and wikis have done. And this creates network effects"
Officially=organisations (generally)
Officially=organisations (generally)
78% of New Zealanders use the Internet. Of these users, 27% have posted messages online, 34% have posted images online, and 10% keep a blog. Twenty eight percent participate in social networking sites at least on a weekly basis.
It’s not about the technology. It’s not about data quality. Or privacy. Or commercial sensitivity, or any of that stuff. That should all be dealt to as part of the everyday functioning of any administration. It is about accepting that we, the government, collect and manage this information on behalf of citizens and that it is our fundamental responsibility to make it available to them in a way that supports the creation of public and economic value
A…concept for the future is "inside out government". Government holds a wealth of information. Some of it - quite rightly - is sensitive and access should be strictly controlled - tax records for example. But in other areas, 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. Government can tap wider resources in the community to analyse and use government data to help solve problems and produce insights. A ministerial committee is exploring this concept. Inside out government also requires government to be open to good ideas from business. We want to see ideas generated in the private sector and NGO sector genuinely considered and appraised - not simply ruled out on the basis that these sectors might not understand all aspects of government.
A…concept for the future is "inside out government". Government holds a wealth of information. Some of it - quite rightly - is sensitive and access should be strictly controlled - tax records for example. But in other areas, 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. Government can tap wider resources in the community to analyse and use government data to help solve problems and produce insights. A ministerial committee is exploring this concept. Inside out government also requires government to be open to good ideas from business. We want to see ideas generated in the private sector and NGO sector genuinely considered and appraised - not simply ruled out on the basis that these sectors might not understand all aspects of government.