Mobile Business Toolbox source code and cost
Joshua Grainger made this Official Information request to Ministry of Economic Development
The request was refused by Ministry of Economic Development.
From: Joshua Grainger
Dear Ministry of Economic Development,
The Ministry of Economic Development earlier this year launched a 'Mobile Business Toolbox' app for the iPad (http://www.business.govt.nz/mobile-toolbox). I would like to request under the Official Information Act:
* the source-code of the Mobile Business Toolbox app.
* the cost of developing this app
Feel free to contact me if you want me to clarify my request: I can imagine a request for source code maybe somewhat different than a normal OIA request.
Yours faithfully,
Joshua Grainger
From: Info at Med
Ministry of Economic Development
Good afternoon Joshua,
Thank you for your request.
It has been referred to the relevant department for reply.
Regards,
Fiona
Fiona Walsh | Business Service Advisor| Economic Development Group
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Phone: +64 4 4720030
www.business.govt.nz
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Dear Joshua
Thank you for your OIA request dated 2 August 2012. Please find attached
the Ministry’s reply.
Kind regards
Katie Wellington | Manager [1]Business.govt.nz | [2]BUSINESS.GOVT.NZ |
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
DDI [3]+ 64 4 474 2669 | Cell [4]+ 64 21 738 012 | PO Box 1473,
Wellington, New Zealand
Email [5][email address] | Website
[6]www.business.govt.nz
Free email publications
[7]www.business.govt.nz/help-support/subscribe-to-newsletter
[8]newzealand.govt.nz - connecting you to New Zealand central & local
government services
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From: Joshua Grainger
Dear FYI Requests,
I just had a few questions of clarification following your reply to my OIA request that I was hoping you could answer:
First: the letter states that the reason for decline is under s9(2)(b), and then lists either s9(2)(b)(i) or s9(2)(b)(ii) as the reason for declining. Can you please identify which of (i) or (ii) was the reason for decline? Alternatively, was the reason for reply meant to be both (i) and (ii), rather than either or?
Second: can you please provide the explanation why answering my OIA request would result in compromising the values protected by s9(2)(b)? Although you have identified the protected interest, the letter did not explain the reason why disclosure would compromise the protected values. Afterall, the Ombudsmen guidelines say that for declining under s9(2)(b) "The agency must be able to explain precisely how the predicted harm or damage would be likely to result if the requested information was released".
Third: s9(2)(b) is generally aimed at information that is owned by a third party and just held by the agency, or alternatively where the agency is involved in a commercial function. May I clarify here whether MoBIE owns the code, or whether ownership and control of the code is still retained by the third party that developed the code?
Yours sincerely,
Joshua Grainger
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Dear Mr Grainger
Please find attached responses to your questions below.
Kind regards
Katie Wellington | Manager [1]Business.govt.nz | [2]BUSINESS.GOVT.NZ |
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
DDI [3]+ 64 4 474 2669 | Cell [4]+ 64 21 738 012 | PO Box 1473,
Wellington, New Zealand
Email [5][email address] | Website
[6]www.business.govt.nz
Free email publications
[7]www.business.govt.nz/help-support/subscribe-to-newsletter
Download [8]Business.govt.nz’s free ipad app, [9]Mobile Business Toolbox.
It’s full of handy business development tools and tips that can be
accessed wherever and whenever
From: FYI Requests [mailto:[10][FYI contact email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 2:26 p.m.
To: Katie Wellington
Subject: Fwd: Internal review of Official Information Act request - Mobile
Business Toolbox source code and cost
Dear Katie Wellington,
I just had a few questions of clarification following your reply to
my OIA request that I was hoping you could answer:
First: the letter states that the reason for decline is under
s9(2)(b), and then lists either s9(2)(b)(i) or s9(2)(b)(ii) as the
reason for declining. Can you please identify which of (i) or (ii)
was the reason for decline? Alternatively, was the reason for reply
meant to be both (i) and (ii), rather than either or?
Second: can you please provide the explanation why answering my OIA
request would result in compromising the values protected by
s9(2)(b)? Although you have identified the protected interest, the
letter did not explain the reason why disclosure would compromise
the protected values. Afterall, the Ombudsmen guidelines say that
for declining under s9(2)(b) "The agency must be able to explain
precisely how the predicted harm or damage would be likely to
result if the requested information was released".
Third: s9(2)(b) is generally aimed at information that is owned by
a third party and just held by the agency, or alternatively where
the agency is involved in a commercial function. May I clarify here
whether MoBIE owns the code, or whether ownership and control of
the code is still retained by the third party that developed the
code?
Yours sincerely,
Joshua Grainger
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