3 E-government Services

The following items comprise the E-government Services. They are actual implementations of useful functions that are:

• available for re-use by public sector agencies
• compliant with the e-GIF.

The items are:

Metalogue: Services and Document Description (metadata) Database

• (Due for decommissioning in March 2008) A web-based repository for metadata, used to drive the government Portal http://newzealand.govt.nz/.

Portal News Feed: News Syndication

• (Due for decommissioning in March 2008) Uses NZ Government RSS to accept news items from government agencies for display on the government Portal. This can also provide a feed of government news for use on agency websites.

Authentication: Government to Individual and Government to Business online authentication

• The Government Logon Service (GLS) is currently available for implementation by agencies. It provides affordable access to high-quality authentication services. The GLS provides people with a common logon, such as a username and password or token, to access all online services provided by participating agencies.

Shared Workspace:Online collaboration tool

• Workspace is available at a modest charge for agencies to run collaborative projects in an online environment. Workspace content-management functionality includes message threading, library and archiving, alerting and news/event announcements.

Public Sector Intranet: All-of-Government online information repository

• The Public Sector Intranet was launched as a full production system, in June 2006. For more information, contact PSI@ssc.govt.nz

SEEMail: New Zealand Government Secure Email system; SEEMail

• SEEMail is a gateway-gateway crypto layer running over public email, improving confidentiality and authentication. It is intended for use between government bodies (including local government). Note the next version of this service will not accept UUENCODE or TNEF message formats.

Government Shared Network: Modular structured network that will enable government agencies to share information at higher speeds and more cost effectively. Government Shared Network

• The Government Shared Network is a secure network linking government agencies with high-speed Internet and telecommunications services. The initial set of services is being deployed by early adopting agencies at the end of 2006, with general release in early 2007. The Government Shared Network (GSN) features a fully managed infrastructure, with a 24 x 7 Service Desk. Contact gsn@ssc.govt.nz.