Digital Executive Board

The Digital Executive Board supports the digitisation and integration of public services.

What the Board does

The Digital Executive Board is hosted by the Department of Internal Affairs, Te Tari Taiwhenua.

The board is responsible to the Hon Judith Collins KC, Minister for Digitising Government.

The board drives and leads a whole-of-system approach to transform digital public services for New Zealand. This is done by:

  • leading and managing the transformation of digital public services — including producing and implementing a system roadmap that enables clear sequencing and prioritisation of investment
  • joining current work programmes at key points of overlap to build on progress already being made across the public service.

Who belongs to the board

The board is made up of representatives from 5 government agencies. The Chair of the board is Paul James, Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs. A small team provides secretariat support for the board’s meetings.

The representatives from each of the 5 agencies

Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
Secretary for Internal Affairs | Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Taiwhenua
Government Chief Digital Officer and Privacy Officer
Government Communications Security Bureau | Te Tira Tiaki
Director-General of the Government Communications Security Bureau | Te Tumu Whakarae mō Te Tira Tiaki
Government Chief Information Security Officer
Inland Revenue | Te Tari Taake
Commissioner of Inland Revenue | Kaikōmihana o Te Tari Taake
System Lead Service Transformation
Public Service Commission | Te Kawa Mataaho
Public Service Commissioner | Te Tumu Whakarae mō Te Kawa Mataaho
Head of Service
Statistics NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa
Government Statistician | Te Tumu Whakarae mō Tatauranga Aotearoa
Government Chief Data Steward

Reset of the board

The board’s remit and functions were reset by Cabinet decision in to lead and drive a whole-of-system approach to join up and modernise digital public services.

The Order in Council meant the board’s new remit came into effect

Public Service (Digital Executive Board) Order 2023 — NZ Legislation

Previous responsibilities of the board

The board was responsible for:

  • leading and driving implementation of the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa, including progress reporting
  • taking a systems-level view by aligning and coordinating strategic, policy, planning and budgeting activities for the departments that support the Digital Economy and Communications portfolio
  • supporting and assigning these departments to undertake priority work and cross-agency initiatives in the digital area.

The board coordinated across the Digital Economy and Communications portfolio and was administered by the following agencies:

  • Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
  • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Te Tari o te Pirimia me te Komiti Matua
  • Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | Hīkina Whakatutuki
  • Statistics NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa

The inaugural Chair of the board was Mark Sowden, Chief Executive of Statistics NZ.

During this time, the board provided governance and oversight of the strategy’s action plan across the 4 agencies and supported the Digital Economy and Communications Minister.

Annual reports

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Strategic intentions

Other key documents and references

Contact

For Official Information Act requests and all other enquiries, email digitalexecutiveboard@dia.govt.nz.

Physical address

Digital Executive Board
45 Pipitea Street
Wellington 6011

Postal address

Digital Executive Board
PO Box 805
Wellington 6140

Utility links and page information

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