2010–13 Strategic Plan - Creative New Zealand

Best governance andmanagement• Members of the Arts Council,the arts boards and the PacificArts Committee will receive thenecessary training, developmentand other support to governCreative New Zealand effectivelyand make effective fundingdecisions.• We will undertake a programmeof work to ensure a smoothtransition to the proposed newgovernance structure, assumingnew legislation is passed.Best structures and processes• We will develop andimplement an information andcommunication technologystrategy to improve theefficiency, effectiveness andaccessibility of our services.This will include upgrading ourinformation systems for grantmanagement.Being a good employerCreative New Zealand will meet its“good employer” obligations (insection 118 of the Crown EntitiesAct 2004) by maintaining apersonnel policy that requires:• good and safe workingconditions• an Equal EmploymentOpportunities (EEO)programme• the impartial selection ofsuitably qualified people forappointment• recognition of:--the aims and aspirations ofMāori--the employmentrequirements of Māori--the need for involvement ofMāori as employees• opportunities for individualemployees to enhance theirabilities• recognition of the aims andaspirations of ethnic or minoritygroups, and recognition of theiremployment requirements andcultural differences• recognition of the employmentrequirements of women• recognition of the employmentrequirements of people withdisabilities.Improving ourperformanceCreative New Zealand is committedto ensuring that our programmesare effective and provide goodvalue for money. We have identifiedseveral opportunities to improveour performance and maximise theefficiency of our operations overthe next three years:• Better governance structure– Streamlining our governancestructure (see page 28) willprovide a key opportunity todeliver greater efficiencies.The shift to a single board willresult in direct savings in ouroperating costs (estimated at$200,000 each year), as wellas freeing up staff resources tofocus on delivering services tothe arts sector.• Monitoring and evaluation– We will further improve ourmonitoring and evaluationprocesses. We will focus firston Contestable Funding grants,introducing improvements thatcame out of the major reviewof this programme completedin 2009. To improve ourperformance we will developbetter measures of quality, togive us a clearer understandingof the impacts of our fundingdecisions.• Web technology – We will alsowork to improve our use ofweb technology, particularlyfor dealing with fundingapplications and externalArts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Statement of Intent 2010–2013 49