Following the lead of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce’s MashupAustralia and NSW’s Apps4nsw competition (which runs until 24 March), Victoria’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology, John Lenders, has announced the ‘Apps my state’ competition. In his media release, Minister Lenders said that, “App My State is a competition to encourage software developers and members of…
As a follow-up from my post yesterday,South Australia bans anonymous election comments online, South Australia Premier Mike Rann has twittered that the South Australian government has decided to repeal the January 6 amendment to the state’s Electoral Act which made it illegal to publish anonymous comments online during an election campaign. Reported in a post…
Google has announced that it will progressively end support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 during 2010 – beginning with Google Docs and Sites in March. Youtube, another Google company, is also phasing out support. Announced in the Google Enterprise blog post last week, Modern browsers for modern applications, Google Apps Senior Product Manager, Rajen Sheth,…
I’ve been alerted by CloCkWeRX in a comment in my post, Australian Labor Party launches social media website, that the South Australian government has passed a law banning anonymous online comments about the South Australian election. According to the article South Australian Government gags internet debate in News.com.au, The new law, which came into force…
In a first for a major political party in Australia, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has embedded blogging, tweeting and video in the heart of its website, relaunching www.alp.org.au as a Politics 2.0 website. Termed ‘Labor Connect’ the redeveloped site aims to foster active policy debates, stating that, We know we won’t always agree about…
Just in case you missed this the other week, on 21 January the UK launched the data.gov.uk website with 2,500 government datasets available for access and reuse by the public. This leapfrogged the US’s data.gov, which now has around 1,000 datasets available. The UK site also extends the government open data space in several other…
Whirlpool’s survey is one of the few surveys that provides a comprehensive view of internet usage in Australia. I’ve used the results that are published (freely) from the survey for a number of years to develop strategies for audiences, both within the public and private sector. However to keep its value, people have to complete…
If you’re in Canberra – or live down the road in Sydney, don’t forget to register for BarCamp Canberra at http://bcc2010.eventbrite.com The free community-run event is being held at the ANU on Saturday 6th February. There will be great speakers on topics ranging from technology and software through to social media, e-Democracy, progressive policy and…
Other than at AGIMO, I’m unaware of any other senior public sector managers directly responsible and tasked with driving Gov 2.0 and new media initiatives. That changes next Monday when Tom Burton, formerly General Manager and Managing Editor of smh.com.au, arrives at the Australian Communications and Media Authority to drive their Gov2.0 and engagement strategy….
AGIMO’s Excellence in e-Government Awards are on again for 2010, with nominations opening on 1 February (and closing 1 March). This year the categories have been revised. There are now five project specific Awards plus a team or individual Award for outstanding achievement in an Information Technology area within the Australian Federal Public Service. Details…
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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