eGovernment links
This is a great set of eGovernment links at Del.icio.us.
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For a truly open parliament, look to the UK
The UK Government has just released the alpha version of data.parliament.uk – – a site designed to host open data on the UK Parliament and its proceedings. (An Alpha for those who don’t understand the term is a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers). The alpha release of…
Victoria police launches local crime stats online in MyPlace
I applaud Victoria Police for their latest foray into online engagement, MyPlace. As highlighted in Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre, the Victorian Police have launched MyPlace as, An interactive mapping service provide by Victoria Police which is updated every three months so you can see what is happening in your suburbs and hear directly from your…
GovHack returns – as part of Amped
Last year Australia’s Gov 2.0 Taskforce initiated the GovHack event, produced by Web Directions, to showcase what could be done with open government data. This year I’m glad to see that GovHack is returning – as part of Amped, a free 10 hour hack day, in Sydney’s PowerHouse Museum on Sat 16th of October. Whether…
ATO showcase – government innovation on display
Yesterday I attended the ATO showcase – a day-long event demonstrating some of the ATO’s vision for the future for enabling technologies across customer service, information management, collaboration and personalisation. As part of the day, ATO employees demonstrated a series of working prototypes from business intelligence dashboard through facebook-style intranet applications to virtual customer service…
Shifting from Gov 1.0 to Gov 2.0
Sometimes it is difficult for those of us who are new to the public sector to really appreciate the scope of the changes required to transition government institutions and cultures from a 1.0 to 2.0 mentality. It’s not simply a process of mandating a directional change from political levels (though this is an important and…
For how long should we judge people by a few intemperate comments?
Over the last few weeks we’ve seen several prime examples of individuals being judged and convicted by comments they made at some point in the past. Most would now be aware of the leaked tape of Donald Trump and Billy Bush, whose ‘locker room talk’ recorded in 2005 has led to an exodus of support…