Government Enterprise Architecture Reference Group (GEAG)

The Government Enterprise Architecture Group is the lead advisor to the ICT Council and ICT Strategy Group on the architecture blueprint for cross-government ICT.

Role and Function

The Government Enterprise Architecture Group will, under the direction of the ICT Council:

  1. Lead the development of the All-of-Government Capability Delivery Model (AoG CDM) and related processes for approval by the ICT Council (the AoG CDM is a lifecycle view of common capability from concept to retirement including governance touchpoints and documentation requirements)
  2. Govern alignment with the Common ICT Capability Roadmap for ICT projects within the scope of the ICT Council
  3. Govern compliance with the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ for ICT projects within the scope of the ICT Council
  4. Lead the development of the Common ICT Capability Roadmap
  5. Lead the development and governance of the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ (the Government Enterprise Architecture for NZ includes the related standards and e-GIF)
  6. Champion and communicate the key messages around GEA-NZ principles and associated models and frameworks
  7. Provide an Architecture assurance role for the ICT Council for all Common Capability roadmap initiatives.

*What is GEA-NZ?

The Government Enterprise Architecture for New Zealand will be a single unifying framework that will provide a common ICT language (including architecture, models/patterns, standards, techno-economics, and common definitions across government).  Once developed, GEA-NZ is intended as the foundation that this group will govern.

Members

Stuart Wakefield - Capital and Coast DHB - Chair

Mark Baddely -  New Zealand Defence Force

Mark Carroll - Ministry of Education

James Collier -  Ministry of Justice

Dan Cooper - New Zealand Transport Agency

Jon Frere - Inland Revenue

Tina Groark - New Zealand Customs

Paul Henzell - Ministry of Social Development

Rosemary McGrath - Statistics New Zealand

Officials: Brian More and Clifton Chan, DIA

Secretariat: Karen Burns, DIA