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Delivering What People Want
Found in Blog / Published 18 September 2012 / By Victoria Wray
Sometimes it feels like the world is very small.
Let me explain. At the Department of Internal Affairs we’re preparing to redevelop newzealand.govt.nz. As part of our initial research we have been talking with other governments—the bits that run their national portals and digital services.
We’ve found that the issues we face are global. We are all dealing with having less money and resource, while still delivering to growing expectations of government online. The old patterns of siloed agency… -
9. Design for our unique constitutional and cultural environment
Found in Standards & guidance / Digital Service Design Standard / Principles / 9. Design for our unique constitutional and cultural environment
Co-design and co-create to include Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique cultural, geographical political context from the beginning.
Recognise the legal, constitutional responsibilities, principles, and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Engage with users to create services that are culturally inclusive, with particular reference to Te reo Māori and Tikanga concepts.
Design services recognising the diverse and growing complexity of cultural and linguistic expectations of citizens.
Why it mattersNe… -
Web accessibility practitioners take first step in co-designing new guidance for New Zealand
Found in Blog / Published 28 October 2020 / By Tamsin Ewing
Results of DIA’s accessibility questionnaire last month show practitioners’ keen interest in and enthusiasm for the new guidance that government is developing on making web content accessible.
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What are the reference taxonomies?
Found in Standards & guidance / Technology and architecture / Enterprise architecture / GEA-NZ framework / GEA-NZ reference taxonomies / What are the reference taxonomies?
The reference taxonomies are downloadable data sets that are used as part of the GEA-NZ framework as a common language to categorise government organisations’ business and technology architecture.
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MS Word not an accessible alternative
Found in Blog / Published 24 July 2014 / By Jason Kiss
Under the old New Zealand Government Web Standards 2.0 (2009–2013), any non-HTML document, e.g. a PDF, needed an accessible alternative. Exactly what other formats, other than HTML, qualified as accessible was not specified in the Standards. However, agencies were informally advised that a properly formatted Microsoft Word document could serve as an accessible alternative. With the new Web Accessibility Standard that was issued July 2013, the criteria under which technologies are deemed to be ac…
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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… -
Government’s RealMe turns 6
Found in Blog / Published 15 July 2019 / By Tim Waldron
RealMe® turns 6. Tim Waldron writes about RealMe's journey to take the entire process for applying for a RealMe verified identity online.
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Archives moving services online
Found in Blog / Published 31 May 2019 / By Denise Williams
In this blog, Denise Williams, Director Transformation at Archives NZ, writes about how Archives is moving their services online.
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Enterprise architecture
Found in Standards & guidance / Technology and architecture / Enterprise architecture
The Government Enterprise Architecture for New Zealand (GEA-NZ) is a common language and categorisation framework that promotes consistency in the way government models its business processes, services and infrastructure.
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DPUP terminology
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Learn about DPUP / DPUP terminology
These key terms will help agencies understand the Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP).
