The Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA) have published a guide to help webmasters migrating websites from the the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 1.0 to the soon-to-be-released WCAG 2.0.
The HTML version of “Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0” is at http://wipa.org.au/papers/wcag-migration.htm
As WCAG 1.0 is mandatory for Australian government agency websites, this is one to watch.
IBF has launched Intranets Live, a monthly ‘online media channel’ featuring interviews and commentary on intranets and intranet topics from around the world. While it is useful to access a monthly podcast on what is occurring around the world in the intranet area, the price tag for this option would require careful consideration by intranet…
Around the world governments are struggling to understand and adopt social media and other digital tools into their business operations. In Australia many agencies are quite advanced in adopting social and Gov 2.0 tools – with digital firmly integrated into communication programs and, to a lesser extent, into program delivery and policy development. In fact…
Over the last two years we’ve seen a concerted effort by governments across Australia to increase the level of online engagement, debate and discussion involving public agencies. In 2009 the Government 2.0 Taskforce, commissioned by then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner and chaired by Dr Nicholas Gruen, conducted a six month process of engaging public servants…
As reported in the Wired blog post, Hackers plundering Brazilian rain forest, a hacking ring controlled by logging companies has been alleged to allow harvesters to unlawfully access government logging databases and issue extra ‘transport permits’ to remove resources (trees) from the Amazon. This has been a challenge for Brazilian authorities, who have arrested 30…
It’s come to my attention that the BushfireConnect team were unsuccessful in securing a small grant under the National Disaster Resilience Grant Scheme to support their work in providing emergency support during Australia’s bushfire season. I’ve been told that the reason the grant was rejected was that, “as the VIC Emergency Services do not yet have a Social…
Many rulers, from the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt to the Czars of Russia, were seen as almost infallible leaders – divinely selected and empowered to lead their people. To question their wisdom, strength or decisions was often an offence that could be punished by imprisonment or death. Most modern states are more lenient, however governments…
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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