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Australian Human Rights commission launches site to name and shame government agencies failing accessibility measures
Bycraigthomler 26 September 2008

Further to my post, Australian Human Rights Commission prepared to name and shame government publishers failing online accessibility, the Human Rights Commission has now launched a website that lists government agencies failing to meet their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. The site, named Webwatch is visible in the Human Right Commission’s site.The…

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What do job seekers think about your department?
Bycraigthomler 25 September 2008

Just as organisations can use social network sites to judge the relative merits of potential staff (per my post Locating and learning about future public employees), websites are allowing people to judge the relative merits of potential employers. How does your department rate?There’s no doubt that people research potential employers online, and in a ‘seller’s…

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Participative budget edemocracy initiative in Brazil provides insights into the future
Bycraigthomler 25 September 2008

Brought to my attention by a reader, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais, has begun using evoting to support it’s participatory budget setting process. Documented in the research report, e-Participatory Budgeting: e-Democracy from theory to success? (PDF), the experience is a very interesting example of the use of…

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Red tape reduction via smarter online forms
Bycraigthomler 24 September 2008

There’s a lot of activity in the online forms space across Australian government at present and it is proving to be an area of real cost savings and environmental benefits for public sector organisations at all levels. Business.gov.au has supported a centralised whole-of-government approach to business focused forms for several years now and its forms…

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Intranet Innovation Award winners for 2008 announced
Bycraigthomler 24 September 2008

The Intranet Innovation Award winners for 2008 have been announced, and their details, together with an executive summary (PDF) containing two case studies of award winners is available at Step Two’s website. The case studies feature an example of collaborative information sharing via a wiki used by staff of one organisation to track competitors and…

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Locating and learning about future public employees using social networks
Bycraigthomler 23 September 2008

I am a reasonably active LinkedIn user (view my profile here). It’s one of my professional networking tools for keeping track of ‘people of interest’ to me – from business contacts to potential employees and employers. It, and similar social and professional networks, are also useful recruiting tools for managers and HR professionals seeking to…

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Tapping into the return of the innovative individual
Bycraigthomler 22 September 2008

One of the primary changes resulting from the growth of the internet has been to place professional media tools and distribution capabilities in the hands of individuals. Any individual with access to a computer and internet connection can create and distribute prose, poetry, commentary, software or services to millions at little cost. Add a microphone…

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Can government collaborate in online service development?
Bycraigthomler 21 September 2008

I have participated in the beta testing of software for over 20 years now – it’s a great way to get an early look at new developments and to have a level of influence over the development process as a customer (in one case I was even hired as the lead designer on a subsequent…

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Gershon recommends procurement integration
Bycraigthomler 19 September 2008

The first public comments from the government on the Gershon Report are beginning to emerge, with The Australian reporting on Thursday, Tanner targets agency wastage in bid to save $1bn. The article basically focuses on duplication of effort and costs by departments who separately procure IT equipment, software, services and office rent. My feeling is that…

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Why you should pay attention to intranet search logs
Bycraigthomler 18 September 2008

My team keeps a close eye on what people search for in our intranet. It helps us identify patterns in staff behaviour and better support their needs. In browsing for other online information, I came across a case study from 2006 about a government agency which provides a similar picture of the value of paying…

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