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New guidelines: Delivering quality in the government domain
Found in Blog / Published 23 May 2014 / By Rowan Smith ,
The Department of Internal Affairs is developing a suite of guidelines to help agency web practitioners and managers establish a fit-for-purpose approach to managing information and services online, and make informed risk management decisions. The guidelines support Action 1.3 of the ICT Strategy and Action Plan to strengthen the integrity of government web presences. They include tools and checklists that focus on online security and privacy risk management, managing information and data on the…
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Purpose Matters: Work through checks and balances
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / Purpose Matters Guideline / Work through checks and balances
It’s important agencies check their purpose for collecting people’s information and whether it is appropriate or required.
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Making it easier - the Rates Rebates story so far…
Found in Blog / Published 12 December 2018 / By Glen Thurston ,
The Service Innovation Lab team (the Lab) collaborated between the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Tauranga City Council and Auckland Council to complete user testing of the Rates Rebates Alpha. This prototype digital service makes it easier for low-income homeowners to understand their entitlement and apply for a Rates Rebate. Here we share the work undertaken so far on the Rates Rebate Alpha and what’s next.
BackgroundA Rates Rebate is a subsidy (up to $630) for low-income homeowners on… -
First steps towards a Government Online Engagement Service
Found in Blog / Published 14 August 2013 / By Nadia Webster ,
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is making progress on a new Government Online Engagement Service (GOES). If you have seen the presentation video or read the video transcript, you’ll have some background already about the project. This blog post is to give you a more detailed picture of the project, the stage we’re at now, and how you can be involved.
The story so farDIA formed a cross-organisational working group to develop a service vision for how government could make better use of t… -
LabPlus: The value of coding in the open for building integrated services
Found in Blog / Published 25 May 2018 / By Brenda Wallace ,
This post is written by and for developers. We want to share with you the Service Innovation Lab's commitment to open source everything we can, how and why we work this way, and the things we have open sourced that pre-date the creation of the Lab.
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User testing beta.govt.nz — an optimal experience
Found in Blog / Published 22 May 2014 / By Andrea Key ,
Optimal Experience have just completed the third and final round of user testing on the beta site. Their findings reassured us that we’re on the right track.
Why test a beta site?The industry feedback we’ve received is invaluable and we’ve used it to refine a number of aspects of the site — thank you. Beta.govt.nz is designed for our end users — ordinary New Zealanders — and it’s their needs we’ve been striving to meet. User testing works: it addresses functionality, interface design and conten… -
Common Web Platform: We’re just beginning
Found in Blog / Published 04 November 2013 / By Bene Anderson ,
On September 16 2013, the Common Web Platform (CWP) was officially launched. While this marks the end of an action-packed 8 month project, for CWP it’s just the beginning.
How did CWP come about?
July 2011 — the Rethink Online Strategy called for new approach to how government invests in and manages its online channels in order to achieve better customer experience, improved value for money, and increased strategic agility.
August 2011 — a cross-agency working group was created to establish the… -
Security and GenAI
Found in Standards & guidance / Technology and architecture / Artificial intelligence (AI) / Responsible AI Guidance for the Public Service: GenAI / GenAI foundations / Security
Learn about the key security risks of introducing GenAI to your organisation. Develop a list of considerations to ensure GenAI software undergoes basic security measures.
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Digitising government at Techweek 2024
Found in Blog / Published 12 July 2024
To celebrate Techweek 2024, the Digital Public Service (DPS) branch hosted 2 online events — on 21 and 22 May. The webinars highlighted initiatives within DPS and across government, that are helping agencies to provide digital services for New Zealanders.
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Insights from COVID-19: Using a model of needs to consider an agency’s digital capabilities
Found in Blog / Published 16 December 2020 / By Colin Holden ,
Insights from COVID-19 and some considerations for the digital capabilities that are needed to strengthen government resilience and responsiveness during a crisis.
