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Back in 2009 I predicted that government communications professionals only had about 10 years to gain social media skills or become unemployable. At the time I received quite a bit of scoffing and pushback from senior communications professionals in government. They believed that digital wouldn’t grow very fast and would remain a minor component in…
Thanks to links from John Sheridan (@sherro58) and Kerry Webb (@kwebb), I’ve been reading some of the latest articles and blog posts talking about Twitter. They attempt to analyse and ‘place’ Twitter on the spectrum of human communication – discussing whether the service is more like text or like speech. They also discuss the potential…
The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA), in partnership with the CPA Australia, has introduced a fantastic innovation competition for public servants. Named The Pitch, In an IPAA first, the 2013 IPAA National Conference is providing an opportunity to pitch ideas for an original policy initiative or public sector innovation that could make people’s lives better and/or…
With well over 20% of local governments in Australia using social media in their communication and engagement activities I’ve been please to begin seeing state Local Government Associations begin to release social media guidance papers. To my knowledge both the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) (whose document appears to be inaccessible online at the moment)…
I’m pleased to say that with all the apps now being developed by Australian governments, the Department of Human Services’ new ‘Express Plus Students’ App, has managed to address almost all the criticisms I’ve had previously regarding government mobile apps. What were these criticisms? And which did the Department fail to address? Read on… Have…
This is the second part of my series of posts on the World e.Gov forum I attended in early October 2010 in Paris, France. The previous part is World e.Gov Forum review Part 1: Gov 2.0 flavours. In this part I’d like to share six case studies of Gov 2.0 and eGovernment activity from around…
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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