I came across this presentation from Tamera Kremer while reviewing the outcomes of Canada’s recent Government 2.0 conference in Ottawa.
Canadian governments – like others across the world – are addressing similar, if not identical, issues and dilemmas in implementing Government 2.0 and this presentation resonated with a number of the challenges we face in Australia.
The US government has taken the first holistic step towards making federal data available online in bulk. This would allow the public to reuse the data, mash it up with other sources and repackage it online in innovative ways – potentially uncovering relationships and new uses that were never conceived of by the government. Reported…
Something that scares me enormously is the house of cards that many (if not most) governments have built with their IT systems. It can be witnessed every time government agencies get ‘MOGed’ – Machinery of Government changes where parts of agencies are shifted to other agencies to meet the latest political whim. In these cases…
We’re starting to see government agencies come to terms with modern digital technologies, with more and more people in agency seeking to use them in their activities. Agencies are beginning to operationalise social media and, while still working through the process, open licenses and data as well. Some in digital related-roles in government are starting…
In what I believe is a world first, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing has launched its new US$100 note, featuring Benjamin Franklin, via an online video in YouTube. Brought to my attention by Nicholas Gruen, the 82 second long production provides a clear view of all the security provisions included in the banknote….
A favored term amongst political operatives and advisors is ‘oxygen,, the share of the public discussion a politician, government or issue manages to obtain. Sometimes the goal is to have the largest possible share, starving other commentators and viewpoints. Other times the goal is to to minimise the share of oxygen a viewpoint or issue…
It has taken me a little while to post about this report, as when I first saw the media release in my webfeed I mistakenly thought this was news about the previous survey. However having finally caught up, thanks to the eGovernment Resource Centre, I’m pleased to see that the 2008 eGovernment survey shows the…
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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