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  • Access to Information: Make it easy to access and request corrections to information

    Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / Access to Information Guideline / Make it easy to access and request corrections to information

    Help service users to exercise their rights to see their personal information and request corrections to it.

  • 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.

  • 9. Design for our unique constitutional and cultural environment

    Found in Standards & guidance / Digital Service Design Standard / Current 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.

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  • Identification terminology

    Found in Standards & guidance / Identity / Identification management / Identification terminology

    How terms related to identification management are used.

  • Digital Accessibility Community of Practice

    Found in Standards & guidance / NZ Government Web Standards / Digital Accessibility Community of Practice

    Join the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (DACoP) to hear presentations from people working in accessibility. Bring your questions to receive advice and guidance in a supportive, informal group setting.

  • Glossary of AI terms

    Found in Standards & guidance / Technology and architecture / Artificial intelligence (AI) / Responsible AI Guidance for the Public Service: GenAI / Glossary of AI terms

    This glossary intends to provide some direction in understanding terms throughout the guidance. An updated glossary with additional terms will be provided when the Responsible AI Guidance for Business is published.

  • 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).

  • A-Z of content design guidance

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / A-Z of content design guidance

    An alphabetised list of all topics in the content design guidance.

  • Tone and voice

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Writing style / Tone and voice

    How to write in an appropriate tone and voice for Government.

  • Readability

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Writing style / Readability

    Readability is about how easy it is for someone to understand a piece of text.

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