Kia ora Aaron

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

We received your request on 17 February 2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 17 March 2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me using the details in the signature below. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken into account.

Ngâ mihi

Matt Phimmavanh (pronouns: he/him)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
Kaitohutohu Matua – Tari o Te Kaitatauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua
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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Schiff <[FOI #18585 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2022 1:50 PM
To: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Infoshare maintenance

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

I would like to understand the extent to which Stats NZ’s Infoshare platform is maintained to reduce the chance of extended outages. Specifically I would like to ask:

1. What processes does Stats NZ use to ensure that the underlying software infrastructure and dedicated codebase of Infoshare are kept updated with security patches and any other critical software updates?

2. Approximately how much software developer and/or IT technician person time has been allocated to maintaining the Infoshare software platform and codebase each year for the past five years? To clarify, I am asking about maintenance of the Infoshare platform itself rather than updating timeseries data held in that system.

3. What standards, if any, has Stats NZ set for uptime of Infoshare?

4. What contingency plans does Stats NZ have for making data in Infoshare publicly available in the event of an extended outage of more than one week?

Yours faithfully,

Aaron Schiff

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Kia ora Aaron

Please find attached Stats NZ’s response to your Official Information request.

Ngâ mihi

Matt Phimmavanh (pronouns: he/him)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
Kaitohutohu Matua – Tari o Te Kaitatauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz | +64 3 964 8779

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Phimmavanh <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2022 2:48 PM
To: [FOI #18585 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Infoshare maintenance

Kia ora Aaron

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

We received your request on 17 February 2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 17 March 2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me using the details in the signature below. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken into account.

Ngâ mihi

Matt Phimmavanh (pronouns: he/him)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive Kaitohutohu Matua – Tari o Te Kaitatauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz | +64 3 964 8779

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa
Data that improves lives today and for generations to come
 
Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Schiff <[FOI #18585 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2022 1:50 PM
To: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Infoshare maintenance

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

I would like to understand the extent to which Stats NZ’s Infoshare platform is maintained to reduce the chance of extended outages. Specifically I would like to ask:

1. What processes does Stats NZ use to ensure that the underlying software infrastructure and dedicated codebase of Infoshare are kept updated with security patches and any other critical software updates?

2. Approximately how much software developer and/or IT technician person time has been allocated to maintaining the Infoshare software platform and codebase each year for the past five years? To clarify, I am asking about maintenance of the Infoshare platform itself rather than updating timeseries data held in that system.

3. What standards, if any, has Stats NZ set for uptime of Infoshare?

4. What contingency plans does Stats NZ have for making data in Infoshare publicly available in the event of an extended outage of more than one week?

Yours faithfully,

Aaron Schiff

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #18585 email]

Is [Statistics New Zealand request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Statistics New Zealand? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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