Improving confidence in on-line e-government services
5 July 2006
The information technology (IT) sector is an emerging focus for Standards NZ. A key milestone in our engagement in the IT sector is our involvement with the State Services Commission’s E-government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF).
The Information and Communication Technologies Branch of the State Services Commission (SSC) has primary responsibility for leading the Networked State Services Development Goal – by June 2010, the operation of government will have been transformed through the use of the Internet.
Last year, the SSC commenced development of a suite of e-GIF Standards for on-line authentication. These Standards, which will be published at the end of June, outline current accepted good practice for the design (or re-design) of the authentication component of on-line services that require confidence in the identity of transacting parties.
“By contracting Standards NZ, we have been able to meet our deadlines and ensure that the final output is of high quality,” says Laurence Millar, Deputy Commissioner, Information and Communication Technologies.
“Standards NZ provided project management capability to a number of
working groups that are developing the authentication Standards, from coordination of working group meetings, through to technical editing and publication."
Standards NZ has long-standing experience in joint technical committees on IT subject areas covering information security, software
engineering and geographic information systems. There are many Standards and guidelines worldwide for the provision of IT services and systems; and there is scope to increase the use of these directives in the New Zealand context.
Warren Ditty-Smith, who recently joined Standards NZ as Business Relationships Manager, has a focus on developing Standards and partnerships in new sectors, including IT. With 10 years of experience in technology strategy, design and IT business analysis, Warren says, “in addition to developing or adopting standards, Standards NZ can add value to the IT sector through facilitating consensus-based groups, project managing the revision of IT publications, partnering to develop industry codes of practice, and applying e-government Standards in the private sector.”
Warren is keen to speak to any interested parties about working together on opportunities that will benefit the IT sector. Please e-mail Warren, phone 04 498 3981.