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The South Australian government has commissioned ANZSOG to conduct a research study on the topic of “Economic value of open access to government-held data and information” ANZSOG is seeking respondents who can provide information about the approach of their organisations to the collection and dissemination of data and/or information, as well as their personal views…
A few days ago the Australian government announced the launch of the DataStart fund, to be managed by Polleniser and with the involvement of RightClick Capital, which aims to foster open data driven startups with commercial ideas. The pilot nine month process will see 20 startups pitch to a board of government and industry judges,…
As discussed in NSW MLC Penny Sharpe’s blog last week, the NSW government is trialling video Hansard for proceedings in both NSW houses. Videos are tagged via the Hansard transcripts to improve searchability – though at present the search system implemented finds the video clip, but not the precise time within the video. In addition…
Freedom of Information (FOI) has always been a tricky area for governments, a delicate balance between accountability and exposure, with successive parliaments around the world tweaking their national and state FOI laws in attempts to prevent disclosures damaging to various governments of the day, while also meeting public and media demands for transparency. We’ve seen…
Intranets can be an important business ‘glue’ for both private and public organisations. They enable geographically diverse individuals to share knowledge and productively collaborate, areas within the organisation to disseminate information, help senior leadership reinforce corporate values, strengthen internal communication and help align management and staff with corporate goals. Not surprisingly many of the challenges…
I’ve had an extended break from blogging over the holiday period to think about the direction of Gov 2.0 in Australia for 2010. Now that the Gov 2.0 Taskforce has disbanded, it’s time for the budding Gov 2.0 community to begin taking on more responsibility across Australian governments to support each other, share knowledge and…
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