NZ Online ( nzonline )

1. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) Presentation to CONZUL/CAUL 4 April 2005 Ainslie Dewe Chair, Library and Information Advisory Commission Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero

2. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) • LIAC meeting with the Hon. Marian Hobbs and Hon. David Cunliffe on 14 December 2004 • Proposed concept of New Zealand Online • Aligned with LIAC vision of “Aotearoa – New Zealand: a leading information democracy” • Draft Digital Strategy provides policy framework for imagining the information society • New Zealand libraries are ready and willing to turn the Strategy into reality for all New Zealanders

3. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) LIAC’s response to the draft Digital Strategy was that it: • Agreed with the Vision of the Digital Strategy • Welcomed ‘whole of government’ approach • Recognised that the Strategy provided a unique opportunity to incorporate mātauranga Māori into New Zealand’s digital future • Recommended public libraries used to achieve the vision • Proposed creation of a new entity, NZ Online, which would support ‘imagination points’ i.e. projects, which could provide the framework for a world-class, digital infrastructure

4. What is NZ Online? (www.nzonline.co.nz) • rich and sophisticated information environment which connects individuals and communities • links to the 3 ‘C’s’ of the draft Digital Strategy in which Content, Confidence, and Capability inextricably linked • stimulates content creation, provides information access, encourages skills development, and drives policy (e.g. intellectual property rights, content strategy) • has technical capability (the ‘nuts and bolts’) required for accessing online information) • extends the library and information network to community, business and public institutions • an intranet for all New Zealanders • the ‘knowledge bank of New Zealand’

5. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) would ensure that New Zealand Aotearoa was a leader in the development of innovative and practical solutions for the maintenance of the free circulation of information required to safeguard our democratic society

6. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz)- a virtual New Zealand for all New Zealanders NZ information Matauranga Maori, e-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment …linking us with the rest of the world…and the world to New Zealand

7. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) NZ content will be created with the assistance of… NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment … a content and collaboration strategy

8. Content and collaboration strategy • Required to map the information landscape, identify the gaps and promote digitisation of text, sound and visual content • Other elements include • the availability of information literacy training • online librarians available to help with navigation, searching (e.g. “Any questions” initiative) • standards-based content creation

9. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) NZ content will be funded by… NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment … a contestable fund for content, confidence, connection

10. Contestable fund • The fund would be available for individuals, groups and businesses • to apply for assistance with developing ideas, establishing new enterprises and creating new communities • that advance the goals of NZ Online.

11. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) NZ content will be shared and protected through… …an intellectual property framework NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

12. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) Matauranga Maori will be created, shared and protected through… …an intellectual property framework NZ information including Matauranga Maori Rest of the world World information NZ People NZ environment …which acknowledges cultural property

13. Intellectual property framework • Creative commons licences required to encourage the sharing of intellectual property while retaining the creator’s rights (http://creativecommons.org/ ) • Issues relating to protection of Matauranga Maori need to be considered

14. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) Citizen’s authentication…will provide a NZ intranet with single sign-on NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

15. Citizen’s authentication • Different levels of access will be required for different purposes • EPIC databases available only to New Zealanders • Some Maori information may be restricted to the owners of that information • Personal information may be available only to the owner of that information • Personal or group (e.g. iwi) profiles could be created to define access.

16. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz)the four strands of the knowledge bank of New Zealand Citizen’s authentication log-in Intellectual property framework NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment Contestable Fund (content, confidence, connection) Content and collaboration strategy

17. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) …will give access to NZ information for all NZers via public libraries NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

18. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) …will give access to world information for all NZers via public libraries NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

19. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) … will give direct access to NZ information NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

20. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) … will give direct access to world information NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

21. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) …allows the world to learn about New Zealand Aotearoa NZ information Matauranga Maori, e-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

22. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) … lets NZers chat, share, create with each other and the world NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment

23. Summary • Success of NZ Online dependent on harnessing skills, energy and vision that already exist within the New Zealand library network • Demonstrated through initiatives such as: • EPIC database access provision for the whole nation • “Any questions” for schools • Matapihi for collaborative digitisation of visual content • Information literacy programmes widely available through all types of library • Under the umbrella of NZ Online the vision of the Digital Strategy will be realised

24. NZ Online (www.nzonline.co.nz) brings the NZ Digital Strategy to life NZ information Matauranga Maori, E-Govt, e-research, e-learning, e-business, etc Rest of the world World information Public Libraries NZ People NZ environment