STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR LIAC 2009-2010

LIAC’s Vision is:

“Aotearoa New Zealand: a leading information democracy”

Key Strategic Areas for LIAC to achieve its vision are:

1. Trusted Public Space Advocacy

2. Support for New Zealand’s social, cultural and economic Digital Transformation

3. Mātauranga Māori and Mātauranga Iwi

Trusted Public Space Advocacy

Strategic goal:

Promote the maintenance and development of both physical and virtual trusted public spaces that support an informed and literate citizenry to live in a fully functioning democracy.

Activities:

Monitor and promote the social, cultural, and economic value of libraries and other trusted public spaces such as museums, galleries and archives in both the physical and digital context.
Promote the role that libraries play in improving literacy.
Maintain an overview of global trends in information democracy especially around the privatisation/commercialisation of digital space.
Continue dialogue with Government agencies and NGOs engaged with promoting digital society and acquiring digital skills.
Support the appropriate redevelopment of the National Library New Zealand building in Wellington.

Support for New Zealand’s social, cultural and economic Digital Transformation

Strategic goals:

2.1 Support greater access to information for all New Zealanders.

2.2 Promote LIAC’s vision of a Digital NZ encouraging actions and projects that ensure Aotearoa/New Zealand’s content is sharable, sustainable and scalable.

2.3 Build a clear national digital identity for Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Activities:

Monitor the development of the Aotearoa People’s Network and ensure the Minister is well informed.
Promote adoption of open standards for content creation and distribution and the development of simple digital creation tools.
Actively support the implementation of Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand as an integral part of the knowledge framework.
Identify potential international links and partnerships which would strengthen Aotearoa/New Zealand’s digital presence on global networks.
Promote the conservation and digitisation of New Zealand’s documentary heritage and advise the Minister of priorities.
Monitor and promote the preservation of New Zealand’s “born digital” and “digitised” content in the National Digital Heritage Archive.
Encourage a review of current copyright legislation.
Monitor and promote open access to Government data with a focus on data reuse.
Reinforce the pivotal role that ubiquitous, fast and affordable broadband access plays in achieving social and economic success for New Zealand in the digital information age.

Mātauranga Māori

Strategic goals:

3.1 Reinforce the value and relevance of including mātauranga Māori for all.

3.2 Promote policies that reinforce a creative wānanga culture and support the status of the corpus of iwi knowledge systems.

Activities:

Raise critical awareness about mātauranga Māori, mātauranga ā iwi and te reo Māori of people working in library and information systems

- that informs dialogue and discourse

- that identifies issues and seeks solutions

- that creates support systems for all.

Develop understandings about mātauranga Māori, mātauranga ā iwi as a conduit for connecting with indigenous and Pasifika knowledge systems

- that increases the national content of traditional knowledge

- that generates national connections to global knowledge

- that raises the national confidence to use libraries and information.

Develop associations with communities of mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori

- that collaborates with existing library and information systems

- that raises the bicultural national identity.

Ensure that mātauranga Māori, mātauranga ā iwi is a key pouwhenua (pillar) in the implementation of the Aoteoroa People’s Network.

Draft 2009-2010 Research Programme

Public Space – both physical and digital

Mātauranga Māori, Mātauranga ā Iwi – a leading indigenous knowledge practice

Documentary Heritage

Broadband and Access