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Thu 16 Apr 2015 6:23AM

B1.How would you improve transparency and accountability to increase public integrity?

JB James bushell Public Seen by 182

The New Zealand Open Government Information and Data programme has worked with New Zealand government departments to increase public data release in re-usable format.

Some examples are:
ANZ Truckometer: developed by the ANZ bank, this tool uses the New Zealand Transport Agency‟s traffic volume data to predict economic growth or decline. ANZ has found a strong correlation between traffic flows and predicting economic growth or decline. In general, light traffic flows give a 6 month heads-up on the direction the economy will take and heavy traffic flows give an even more accurate picture six months later. ANZ produces a light traffic index, a heavy traffic index, and an overall “Truckometer” that uses the full range of data to produce the best indicator of economic growth or decline six months ahead. The official GDP information released by Statistics New Zealand, generally indicate these predictions are correct.

Industry benchmarking tool: This joint initiative between Statistics New Zealand and the Inland Revenue Department provides information on the financial performance of businesses in 45 industries. The Inland Revenue Department uses business survey data from Statistics New Zealand in its industry benchmarking application to provide an important tool for businesses, particularly small to medium sized enterprises, to compare their performance against.

Travel efficiency applications: Environment Canterbury‟s open and real time public transport data is re-used in developing apps to improve travel efficiencies in Christchurch. This makes it easier for people to access real time information to help people move around the city efficiently in the context of Christchurch‟s post-earthquake road works and road closures.