Have you entered the Webbys?
The world’s top internet award, the Webbys, is now accepting early bird entries for their 2010 awards. Early bird entries are accepted until 30 October (US time).
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AGIMO launches Web Publishing Guide blog
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) in the Department of Finance has launched its first externally facing blog, the Web Publishing Guide Review Project Blog. As detailed in its About page, the blog is designed to serve two purposes, consultation and demonstration, 1. The team needs to consult with site visitors to ensure the…
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Register now for the ABS’s Web Analytics in Government forum
The ABS’s Customer Insights Team, in conjunction with AGIMO, is holding a Web Analytics in Government forum on Tuesday 24 November in Belconnen. To quote the ABS, Our aim is that the forum will allow participants to learn from others and share practical knowledge and experience in: pitfalls of implementing web analytics in a government…
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Learning from the online missteps of the private sector
Web Strategist Jeremiah Owyang recently wrote about some of the latest social media ‘reversals’ experienced by companies, and has previously published a chronology of, companies that were blind-sided by the internet, they didn’t understand the impacts of the power shift to the participants, or how fast information would spread, or were just plain ignorant. Damage…
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UK thoughts on adopting WCAG 2.0 for government websites
Jack Pickard has written an excellent post regarding How should the UK public sector adopt WCAG 2.0? which touches on many of the themes required for adoption in Australia. If you were thinking about shifting your Australian government site to a WCAG 2.0 level of accessibility, this is welcome contribution to the discussion. Sometimes I…
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Gov 2.0 conference – Liveblog
I’m liveblogging at least the morning session of CEBIT’s Gov 2.0 conference in Canberra. Please add your comments and questions and I’ll seek to pass them on to the speakers and blog the responses. For those of you on Twitter, the hashtag to follow is #gov2. Gov 2.0 Conference – Morning
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Creating a social media policy for your department – here’s over 100 examples to draw on
Social Media Governance recently released a list of 106 social media policies that can be drawn on, including nearly thirty from government (including the APSC’s Circular 2008/8: Interim protocols for online media participation). A lot of Australians now use social media – including staff in your Department, your customers and clients and many of your…
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How would management of your website change if anyone could comment on or redesign it outside your control?
How would it change the management of your website if anyone could make an unmoderated public comment about any page at any time – totally outside your control? How would your Minister and senior management respond if people could freely critique your content, pointing out any errors or misleading statements or airing their complaints (and…
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Overcoming public sector hurdles to Gov 2.0
Having now spent around three years listening to colleagues across federal, state and local government, I hear remarkable consistent themes raised as barriers to successful Gov 2.0 implementations. The number one theme I have heard raised is the lack of Gov 2.0 commitment and experience across senior public service management. This reflects similar views in…
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Heathcote community vote on stimulus spending now open
NSW MP Paul Macleay has opened voting on projects to receive a portion of the economic stimulus package allocated to his electorate, Heathcote. To view how this example of community budgetting works, visit Paul’s site at www.paulmcleay.com.au. Note that you must live within the electorate to participate.