Highlights the lack of open and accessible data on the performance of key public services. If the political and social impacts of open data are to be realised, work to increase the supply of datasets from right across government will be needed, alongside sustained investment in capacity building, training and support for effective data use...

This working paper describes the potential of the proliferation of new sources of large volumes of data, sometimes also referred to as "big data", for informing policy making in several areas. It also outlines the challenges that the proliferation of data raises for the production of official statistics and for statistical policies.

The EMC Data Protection Global Indx surveyed more than 3000 IT decision makers in 24 countries to create a ranking of protection readiness. The results underscore what every country must do to be confident their data is safe. Across the world, China, the Netherlands and the US are in the top five when it comes...

This paper outlines the challenges in working with satellite imagery data for crop area estimation, and presents some new approaches. Overview A key strategic goal for the ABS is to exploit emerging sources of data to either partially replace, supplement or validate existing data collections in order to reduce costs, improve quality and produce more...

This paper sets out an agenda intended to advance New Zealand's ability to unlock the latent value of its data assets and position New Zealand as a world leader in the trusted and inclusive use of shared data to deliver a prosperous society. Introduction We think New Zealand can achieve the vision of being a...