Request regarding Algorithm Charter of Aotearoa, New Zealand

Details of the request

Please would you provide at your earliest convenience any reports or materials held by your organisation:

1. setting out and/or summarising how and when your organisation has met, or intends to meet, the commitments to transparency and partnership set out in the Algorithm Charter for Aotearoa|New Zealand;
2. setting out or explaining how decisions made by the organisation are informed by algorithms. This may include without limitation "plain English" documentation of the
   algorithm/s, information about the data and processes involved, or published information abut how data is collected, secured, and stored;
3. that demonstrate or detail how your organisation is delivering clear public benefits through Treaty of Waitangi commitments by embedding a te ao Maaori perspective in the organisation's development and use of algorithms consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi;
4. that demonstrate or detail how your organisation has, or intends to, identify and consult with people, communities and groups who have an interest in algorithms, including Maaori;
5. that describe how your organisation makes sure data is fit for purpose by
   identifying and managing bias;
6. showing how privacy, ethics, and human rights are safeguarded by regular peer reviews of algorithms to assess for unintended consequences, and how the
   organisation acts on this information; and
7. setting out the nominated point of contact for public inquiries about algorithms -
   together with any internal policies, principles, rules, or guidelines that relate to the
   above matters.