Implementing a national vision

www.digitalnz.org

Covering

1. Getting started & getting stuff done

2. Issues & opportunities3. Ongoing development &

iteration4. Strategic drivers & reflection5. Things that worked

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Getting started & getting stuff done

Four initial projects

1. Search widget2. Mashup3. Remix experience4. Tagging demonstration

2008

May – Governance approval for concepts

July – Began software development activity

November 11 – Launch of coming home projects

December 1 – Launch of full aggregation, custom search, and API service

Issues & opportunities

shotgun vision

team clarity

Work on standards development and dissemination and the provision of advisory and support services to organisations working on digital projects Developing and implementing a robust framework for prioritising digitisation of significant and important publicly held content in order to make strategic use of public funds for digitisation. The framework would establish approaches to digitisation standards, interoperability, preservation issues, online indexing alternatives, and other relevant criteria. Progressively enable communities around New Zealand to connect with, access and create content for digital content repositories that reflect their rich histories, stories, cultures and environments.

Helping people find share and use New Zealand

digital content

cannibalising other initiatives

finding your niche

limited development capability

vendor contracts

Multi-vendor arrangementUser experience design

Front-end development

Search infrastructure

time & budget constraints

agile development

reputational baggage

inclusive branding

too much effort to participate

low barriers to entry

bureaucracy

we’re doing it right now

Ongoing development &

iteration

Strategic drivers & reflection

The focus of content to be included in DigitalNZ Search

The balance of effort split between central and distributed tools

The balance of effort split between maintenance of existing solutions and development of new solutions

The availability of resource to fund digitisation consultancy, workshops, and events

Things that worked

Have the team articulate a clear and simple vision or mission

Start with small exciting projects that people can rally around

Be clear about your points of difference

Lower barriers to participation

Use branding and design to inspire commitment

Invest time building strong relationships with collaborators

Have deadlines that can’t be moved

Once you are in the door you can up-sell the initiative

Build for reuse and extensibility from the ground up

Iterate in small fast cycles

Plan for how to maintain energy after launch

Have lightweight governance + a team of experts

Get on with it + refactoring in response to change