Policy framework

A policy framework is a logical structure that is established to organize policy documentation into groupings and categories that make it easier for employees to find and understand the contents of various policy documents. Policy frameworks can also be used to help in the planning and development of the policies for an organization.

Principles

State Services Commission of New Zealand outlines eleven principles of policy framework as below.[1]

Availability

Government departments should make information available easily, widely and equitably to the people of New Zealand (except where reasons preclude such availability as specified in legislation).....

Coverage

Government departments should make the following information increasingly available on an electronic basis:

Pricing

a) Free dissemination of Government-held information is appropriate where:

b) Pricing to recover the cost of dissemination is appropriate where:

c) Pricing to recover the cost of transformation is appropriate where:

d) Pricing to recover the full costs of information production and dissemination is appropriate where:

Ownership

Government-held information, created or collected by any person employed or engaged by the Crown is a strategic resource 'owned' by the Government as a steward on behalf of the public.

Stewardship

Government departments are stewards of Government-held information, and it is their responsibility to implement good information management.

Collection

Government departments should only collect information for specified public policy, operational business or legislative purposes.

Copyright

Information created by departments is subject to Crown copyright but where wide dissemination is desirable, the Crown should permit use of its copyrights subject to acknowledgement of source.

Preservation

Government-held information should be preserved only where a public business need, legislative or policy requirement, or a historical or archival reason, exists.

Quality

The key qualities underpinning Government-held information include accuracy, relevancy, timeliness, consistency and collection without bias so that the information supports the purposes for which it is collected.

Integrity

The integrity of Government-held information will be achieved when:

Privacy

The principles of the Privacy Act 1993 apply.

References

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