Standards

This Policies document is complemented by a companion document, the "New Zealand Government Data Management Standards".

The standards emphasise best practice and minimum quality levels for implementation of these policies, rather than prescribing technological solutions which could be beyond the reach of smaller agencies. Government agencies who provided early input to the development advised that the policies and standards should avoid going beyond generic best practice into business, legal and technology specific areas (these are typically low-level, operational policies and standards).