Search results for legislation as code
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Open Government Partnership
Found in Digital government / International partnerships / Open Government Partnership
The Open Government Partnership is an international initiative where signatory countries work to be more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. Using new technologies is a part of this.
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Why DPUP has a Purpose Matters Guideline
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / Purpose Matters Guideline / Why DPUP has a Purpose Matters Guideline
A clear purpose helps agencies work out if they need to collect people’s personal information and if so, how much, and if this use or sharing of that information is lawful and appropriate.
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Building high performing CWP sites
Found in Blog / Published 06 September 2017 / By Paul Murray ,
Common Web Platform Performance Guide
It takes time to build websites that are both high performing and pleasing to the eye. The performance of a site, both functional and visual, is ultimately determined by its configuration and the level of testing it is subjected to.
To support Common Web Platform (CWP) developers in their projects, we’ve put together a performance guide that we consider to be an essential read. Both the performance guide and SilverStripe’s debug toolbar were delivered throu… -
Helping users find what they’re looking for
Found in Blog / Published 28 October 2014 / By Alison Jack ,
Since returning from my secondment to the Govt.nz project, I’ve been using what I learned to improve the search engine optimisation (SEO) of the Work and Income website.
The Work and Income brand
I thought that most Kiwis would navigate straight to the website because it’s so well known. I didn’t expect high numbers for people coming from search engines.
Imagine my surprise that since January 2014 around 72% of external sessions originated at organic search (eg Google, Bing etc). In September… -
CWP update: developments through the co-funded pool
Found in Blog / Published 18 September 2014 / By Bene Anderson ,
In this post I'll talk about a range of features and improvements that have recently been delivered through the co-funded development pool. I'll also talk about automation, which is one of the main themes in the technical evolution of the Common Web Platform (CWP).
Before I get started, I want to explain what the co-funded pool is. Included in the monthly fees for using CWP, is a contribution of hours into the pool. Agencies raise ideas to improve CWP. These might be new features, imp… -
A more future-focused accessibility standard
Found in Blog / Published 07 July 2025 / By Katherine Barcham ,
The Web Accessibility Standard will be replaced by the Digital Accessibility Standard. This will include accessibility for non-web-based documents and mobile applications as well as websites.
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Getting government to use plain English
Found in Blog / Published 25 November 2014 / By Corinne Cordes ,
In June 2014 the Department of Internal Affairs Digital Transformation team hosted the Assisted Digital Summit. Small business owners, community workers, public servants, and IT entrepreneurs came together to explore how to help people transact with government digitally, and how to provide alternatives for those who can’t.
Although the need for government to use plain English (or plain language) falls outside the scope of Assisted Digital, people attending thought it was important, as everythin… -
Improving government payroll systems
Found in Digital government / Programmes and projects / Finished programmes and projects / Improving government payroll systems
The Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) worked with Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on a work programme to improve government’s payroll systems.
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Numbers
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Writing style / Numbers
How to write numbers, currency, dates, times, and phone numbers.
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FormBuilder.govt
Found in Products & services / Products and services A-Z / FormBuilder.govt
FormBuilder.govt gives government agencies and councils a way to develop online service forms in days, not weeks or months.
