Transforming government

Government is in the information business – a business that is changing dramatically. The bureaucracy built for the industrial age needs to be transformed to meet the needs of the information age, with new models better suited to the requirements of the 21st century.

The government is committed to making public information accessible to everyone.¹ Information should be available in the way you want it, when you want it. Government will respect the privacy considerations, data protection and intellectual property requirements where relevant, but, where possible, will address these issues in the new environment, such as through Creative Commons licences.

New Zealand expects and deserves government that responds to their needs and is open to their ideas. New Zealanders are not interested in which government organisation delivers which programme. Joined-up services – the right information in the right place at the right time – will deliver convenient, personalised and privacy-enhancing solutions.

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^{1   Government will respect privacy considerations, data protection and intellectual property requirements where relevant, but, where possible, will address these issues in the new environment, such as through Creative Commons licences.}