Prescient Digital Media has published a case study on the adoption and success of Intranet social networking and other Web 2.0 technologies at Sabre, the company that runs most of the world’s airline flight reservation systems.Sabre custom-built a solution that supports employees in discovering and sharing information between staff, leading to six-figure direct cost savings…
The floods across Queensland, and in other parts of Australia, over the past few months have been a national tragedy. They have also been a wake-up call to communications and media professionals across government on how to effectively inform and engage the public via social media. Queensland Police, through their twitter account, @QPSMedia, Facebook page,…
I’ve just been let know that the Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation (ACBI) is hosting a Broadband Apps Day at Australian Technology Park in Sydney on Friday 27 April. As their summary about the event states, Apps – simple, useful applications that run on smart phones and tablets – are becoming increasingly popular, but where…
Some things are better communicated by song than words, for example the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG2). If you’re struggling to get your department to understand the importance and detail of the WCAG 2.0 standard, why not send them this video. Note that WCAG 2.0 has not, to my knowledge, been endorsed yet…
Today marked the unveiling of the 2nd Australian Responsible AI Index, accompanied by urgent appeals for the government to intervene and curb the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). The Australian Financial Review provided comprehensive coverage of this critical topic, revealing that a mere 3% of Australian companies are managing the adoption and continuous use of AI in…
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…
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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