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2006 Open Source Legal Issues v2
 
2006 Web Guidelines see improved access to govt websites
 
2006 GSN selects Service Manager
The Government Shared Network project announces its preferred supplier of network management and service delivery.
2006 SSC signs deal with Microsoft
 
2006 RNZ succeeds with Web Guidelines
 
2006 2006 Census goes online
 
2006 Retirement Commission trials blog
 
2006 GSN deployment confirmed
 
2006 PSI implements Google Mini
 
2006 NZ Authentication Standards launched
 
2006 Government Acts to Maintain Information Integrity
 
2006 SSC issues RFP for Server & Storage solution
 
2006 First agencies sign up for GSN
The State Services Commission today announced the signing of the first agency contracts for the Government Shared Network (GSN), with the Department of Labour and Maritime New Zealand. These agencies are the first two of five agencies that will migrate network services to the GSN when they come on stream around the end of 2006.
2006 SSC appoints Business Development and Uptake Manager
The State Services Commission has appointed a Business Development and Uptake Manager to support SSC's new role as a provider of mission-critical all-of-government services.
2006 Ministry of Justice extends videoconferencing
Court use of videoconferencing is being extended during 2006/07 and will include civil list work done by Associate Judges. Videoconferencing equipment has been introduced into a small number of court sites so that the benefits of use of the technology can be formally assessed and a set of technical standards can be developed and tested.
2006 Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network rolled out
KAREN, the high performance research and education network for the research and education sectors in New Zealand launched a proof of concept at the end of August. The Network, which has 16 points of presence across New Zealand, has a national capacity of 10Gb/s. There are also international connections to Sydney (at 155Mb/s) and to Seattle (at 650Mb/s).
2006 Trusted Computing paper well received internationally
The New Zealand government's Trusted Computing Principles and Policies were presented at the September 2006 meeting in Berlin of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications. The Working Group adopted a working paper that makes the following recommendations...
2006 New Cultural portal launched
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage recently launched the new cultural portal, NZLive.com. NZLive.com brings together in one place a wealth of information regarding New Zealand’s cultural offering and taonga in a user-friendly site which is free to both users and contributors.
2006 New version of Web Guidelines out for consultation
The State Services Commission (SSC) today released the latest version of the Government Web Guidelines as a draft for consultation. The Guidelines have been reviewed and rewritten by a working group of several government agencies, with input by industry accessibility experts. The underlying standards to achieve accessibility outcomes have not changed significantly from the previous version; the emphasis has been on removing duplications and dated material and making the standards more usable.
2006 2006 E-government Strategy launched
The Minister for State Services, Annette King, today launched the 2006 update of the E-government Strategy, Enabling Transformation.
2006 Online participation workshop
The State Services Commission held a workshop on online participation on Thursday 7 December 2006 to explore ways in which new technologies can help New Zealanders engage with government. The 2006 E-Government Strategy uses technology to enable transformation and make government work for New Zealanders. Its vision of the future sees a world where: "By 2020, people's engagement with the government will have been transformed, as increasing and innovative use is made of the opportunities offered by network technologies".