20 February 2018
Rochelle Stewart-Allen
mailto:[FYI request #7287 email]
Dear Rochelle Stewart-Allen
On behalf of Gabriel Makhlouf, Secretary to the Treasury, I acknowledge receipt of
your email requesting:
“Please provide me with the background papers that support the establishment of
the $7.2m funding provided for open data as detailed in Minister Simpson’s press
release on 19 June 2017
(https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government%E2%80%99s-open-data-gets-
72-million-boost).
Please include the breakdown of the spend and projected outputs approved as
part of the Data Contingency Fund, as well as any progress reports on how that
money has been spent to-date.”
Your request was received by the Treasury on 16 February 2018 and will be dealt with
in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act.
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Yours sincerely
Apurva Mahire
Ministerial Advisor