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In Development has linked to A report on the progress of New Zealand e-government. This is the first official report from the NZ government on egovernment since 2004. From a quick look I’d say it is doing reasonably well. They’ve done a lot to understand what citizens need and address this in clear and simple…
US federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, has outlined a blueprint for government data at the 2009 Government Web Managers conference. As reported in GCN, Kundra advised that, Government data prepared for public reuse should be offered in multiple-formats, be machine-readable and adhere as closely as possible to lightweight standards This is likely to be…
When you share a link on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or other social media channels, how long will it continue to receive attention? I’ve just been told about a study that Bit.ly (a leading URL shortening service) did on this topic a year ago. The study, You just shared a link. How long will people pay…
This post in Shifted HR reflects an area I have my eye on – Recruitment in the Australian Public Service In Allison’s words: HR areas in APS agencies need to stop focusing on the process of recruitment and use technology to do this. They should be focusing their energy in supporting, educating and training line…
As I mentioned at the end of my earlier post about the Googlisation of the US election, we’re now entering a phase in the internet’s development where it is shifting from being a media channel towards a service channel. Many organisations in the private sector have already recognised this and I am seeing the beginnings…
Traditionally one of the roles of the ‘free press’ is to keep governments honest, to shine a light on inappropriate conduct, poor decisions and uncover corruption, falsehoods and backroom deals. With the advent of social media I’ve been watching this role slowly twist into new forms and relationships. One of the more interesting developments has…
This archive mirrors the original eGov AU blog — Craig’s professional commentary on AI, digital government and technology in public life, running since 2006.
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