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Category Archive: Copyright and licensing

Data Huggers Come In From The Cold

Written on 09 Aug 2011 by Vance Kerslake

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, says "don't be a data hugger" – he wants us to release our raw data now!. A couple of weeks ago we did just that, releasing the raw data from the Kiwis Count surveys in 2007 and 2009. That represents the experiences of over 7,000 New Zealanders – their satisfaction with services, their trust in the system and their preferences for dealing with us.

Last updated: 
9 August 2011
Posted in: Copyright and licensing
Tagged: Kiwis Count, data, NZGOAL, research

NZGOAL Aims at Unlocking Government Material for Re-use

Written on 06 Aug 2010 by Keitha Booth

This is a joint post by Keitha Booth, Senior Advisor, State Services Commission, and Richard Best, Solicitor, Department of Internal Affairs.

Today's release of the finalised and Cabinet-approved New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) by the Minister of State Services marks a major step towards unlocking government's non-personal copyright works and non-copyright material for re-use. 

As the Minister noted, "NZGO

Last updated: 
11 August 2010
Posted in: Uncategorized, Govt 2.0, Guidance, Copyright and licensing
Tagged: open data, NZGOAL, Data and Information Re-use