Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given an astounding presentation, Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good, in opening TED Oxford. It firmly establishes his interest and commitment to the use of new technologies by government to aid in the solution of global and national issues. To quote from the synopsis, We’re at a unique…
As reported in Mashable, British Troops Told to Tweet and Blog, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has told troops they’re free to use social media tools and should apply “common sense” when deciding what to share online. What’s more, the MOD has said it will sponsor soldiers who want to use blogs and Twitter to share…
It appears that the the Clerk of Queensland’s Parliament has barred OpenAustralia from republishing the state’s Hansard on a series of grounds, in a blow to OpenAustralia’s goal of making all of Australia’s parliamentary Hansard records available online in a searchable format. OpenAustralia has blogged about the matter, in the post, Queensland bars OpenAustralia from…
Government 2.0 is slowly coming of age, which means there are now many examples of innovative and successful sites and applications emerging around the world. However it can be hard to find them. Here are some places I look, White House open innovations showcaseThe US White House lists a number of clever, and very different,…
The recent Public Sphere: Government 2.0: Policy & Practice, run by Senator Kate Lundy’s office captured a number of views on government 2.0 in Australia. These views are now in the process of being prioritised based on public feedback. The prioritised views will be submitted to the Government 2.0 Taskforce to use in their work…
As a marketer I find the internet a dream channel for monitoring customer sentiment and concerns. Social media and search engines can be easily and cheaply tracked to provide fast feedback on various initiatives. This helps organisations shape their campaigns and responses to external events. I’d recommend that this is equally of enormous value to…
Here’s some notes useful for a business case justifying an upgrade from Internet Explorer 6 to a more modern web browser that I prepared last week for a colleague at another organisation. It supports the priority in Australia 2 to Upgrade all government web browsers. Please add to them in the comments if you see…
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) is holding a series of focus groups through August to give Australian federal public servants the opportunity to share their views on innovation in the public sector. If you’re a federal public servant interested in having your say on public sector innovation, you can learn more…
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now regularly using Twitter and other online channels to supplement offline media when providing emergency announcements and information. This has meant more than simply setting up a Twitter account and sending messages, the agency has invested in training videographers and educating staff on how to use new…
Often those of us living in English-speaking countries focus on what is going on in other English-speaking nations, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK and so on. There’s a perfectly good reason for this, many of us don’t speak the languages used in other blogs around the world. However the impact of social media is…
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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