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Around the world, what people do with digital technologies is shaping societies. While most countries now use digital government in many of its forms, New Zealand (NZ) has been among the leaders and early adopters. It also actively participates in groups of countries that share experiences and leadership in digital government. For example, NZ is a founding member of the ‘D9 group’, 1 a growing group of digitally advanced nations that share the goal of harnessing digital technology and new ways of working to improve citizens’ lives. This group was originally the D5: Estonia, Israel, South Korea, New Zealand, and the UK, later joined by Canada, Uruguay, Mexico, and Portugal.

This is not a list of the largest or the richest countries. Their adoption of digital technologies has been guided by such principles as focussing on and addressing: user needs; adopting ‘open’standards, sources, and government connectivity …