I’ve included my two presentations below, and they’re also available in my Slideshare page.
I have been working on building the correct conditions for intranet blogging within my agency. This has involved introducing the concept (or ‘meme‘) into the collective consciousness of key managers over the last twelve months, through; forwarding links to online blogs which were of interest to individual managers, publicising the increasing use of the agency’s…
A big issue in government, as in the private sector, is the drain of experienced older people as they decide to change lifestyles. Dow has followed an interesting strategy of developing an alumni social network, which helps keep ex-employees – both retirees and others – linked into the organisation. This keep their experience on tap…
Next week Australia will be holding its 17th national census (since 1911), led by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which is itself celebrating its 110th anniversary as an agency (albeit with a name change midway). This is an auspicious occasion for another reason. While it has been possible to complete the census online in both…
The national e-Snapshot 2013 is the first in a rolling series to capture current thinking and practice around technology-enabled innovation for government and the public sphere including such areas as e-Government, Gov 2.0, digital government, mobile gov and open government. Organised by Cofluence, an organisation who has worked extensively in the Gov 2.0 field globally…
I went to the Australian Business Register site (www.abr.gov.au) this afternoon to set up an ABN (Australian Business Number) for a company. This is a very common step, taken by hundreds, if not thousands, of Australians every week. However I immediately hit a speed bump. The site’s online ABN registration process threw up an error…
I’d like to thank Kate Carruthers, a formidable change agent and renaissance woman, for prompting this post through a presentation she’s published on SlideShare, Enterprise 2.0 and stakeholder resistance. One of my key roles and, I believe, a key role for many in the online arena, is to be a change agent for digital channels….
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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