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New Zealand sets a public service AI framework built on the OECD principles

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Source: digital.govt.nz: Public Service Artificial Intelligence Framework

New Zealand’s Government Chief Digital Officer published the Public Service AI Framework for agency leaders and practitioners, dated 29 January 2025. It adopts five OECD AI principles, following a June 2024 Cabinet decision, and sets a work programme with six pillars: governance, guardrails, capability, innovation, social licence and global voice. Agencies are encouraged to align with it, but it is not binding.

Why it matters

New Zealand public service agencies and their AI suppliers got a common reference for using AI, with guardrails set by guidance instead of law.

When
29 Jan 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0130
Where
New Zealand
Who
Government Chief Digital Officer (New Zealand), Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from digital.govt.nz. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at digital.govt.nz

Source copy: download the page text as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2025-0130: “New Zealand sets a public service AI framework built on the OECD principles.” wheresthe.ai, 29 Jan 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/nz-public-service-ai-framework-2025-01/ (source: digital.govt.nz: Public Service Artificial Intelligence Framework).

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