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Channelling Sherlock Holmes
Found in Blog / Published 01 May 2013 / By Victoria Wray ,
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
A Scandal in Bohemia
You’ll be glad to hear that we, like Sherlock Holmes, are not going to pick our content for the Beta newzealand.govt.nz website with the help of gut instinct or divination. In line with our commitment to being user-centred, we are using evidence of what people want or what needs fixing to give us a first cut of priority services… -
CWP update: developments through the co-funded pool
Found in Blog / Published 18 September 2014 / By Bene Anderson ,
In this post I'll talk about a range of features and improvements that have recently been delivered through the co-funded development pool. I'll also talk about automation, which is one of the main themes in the technical evolution of the Common Web Platform (CWP).
Before I get started, I want to explain what the co-funded pool is. Included in the monthly fees for using CWP, is a contribution of hours into the pool. Agencies raise ideas to improve CWP. These might be new features, imp… -
Platform as a Service
Found in Standards & guidance / Technology and architecture / Cloud services / About public cloud services / Service models for public cloud / Platform as a Service
Over the internet, access providers’ operating systems and applications using Platform as a Service (PaaS).
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List the existing controls for each risk
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Risk management / Risk assessments for government organisations / Analyse the risks / List the existing controls for each risk
Run a workshop with the right stakeholders to identify the existing controls for an information system.
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Designing content before designing the website
Found in Blog / Published 21 October 2013 / By Alison Jack ,
On the Govt.nz project, we designed the content before we designed the website. This happened in part because we had a delay in getting development resources on board when we started work on the beta website. This delay proved to be a blessing in disguise because it helped us design a better site.
Design usually comes firstWhen I’ve worked on websites in the past, the designers and developers have toiled away and presented me a lovely designed site with templates and a framework for my content.… -
Listening to the voice of youth in policy development
Found in Blog / Published 24 March 2020 / By Merrin Macleod ,
How do we ensure more young people have a say in how government policy is made? And how do we ensure government listens to their voices?
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Title attribute, if video published in an <iframe>
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Accessibility / Videos / What makes a video accessible? / Title attribute, if video published in an <iframe>
The HTML title attribute lets people using a screen reader know that a video is present and what it’s about, so that they can play it or skip past it if they want to.
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Report: Digital inclusion user insights — Pacific peoples
Found in Digital government / Programmes and projects / Finished programmes and projects / Digital inclusion / Digital inclusion research / Report: Digital inclusion user insights — Pacific peoples
Read the report into the digital user experience of Pacific peoples in 2020.
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Transparency and Choice: Make sure there is a safe and responsive environment
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / Transparency and Choice Guideline / Make sure there is a safe and responsive environment
It’s important people can get a good understanding of what agencies are doing with their personal information in a safe and responsive environment.
