If you weren’t able to attend or watch the event’s livestream, the video of the awards is now live at the GovHack site, and I’ve embedded it below for your convenience.
Brookings University recently released its report Improving Technology Utilization in Electronic Government around the World, 2008 (link to PDF). This ranks the government websites of 198 nations, reviewing 6-10 sites in each nation. Australia ranked 6th, behind South Korea, Taiwan, the US, Singapore and Canada, up from 8th position last year. As a benchmark this…
I am presenting from 3.20pm today, and my presentation is now available on slideshare, viewable as below. Developing an agency social media infrastructure View more presentations from Craig Thomler.
The UK government is working towards the pilot of a ‘Digital mentoring’ system to support people on the wrong side of the digital divide to cross over. As discussed in Connected Republic, Digital Mentors, the white paper for the initiative states, Government will pilot a ‘Digital Mentor’ scheme in deprived areas. These mentors will support…
I’ve been tracking the number of Australian Federal politicians using Australia’s leading social channels for two years now, seeing the number using at least one of Facebook and Twitter grow from 79% in April 2012 to 90% in November 2013 to a current level of 92%. What’s even more interesting is in the details, which…
IBM recently released it’s 3rd biannual The enterprise of the future report for CEOs, identifying five global mega-trends fundamentally affecting the nature of business and public sector governance. The video is available here. The five trends can be paraphrased as: Change is acceleratingOrganisations need to culturally attune to continuous change, supporting visionary champions who are…
As reported in the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre, nominations are open for The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics. This is a highly prestigious international award designed to recognise the ten individuals, organisations and companies having the greatest impact on how the Internet is changing politics. Last year the Victorian eGovernment…
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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