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Open source is no longer new news. The movement has been around for over 30 years, longer than the public internet or widespread use of mobile phones, and around the same age as the desktop computing revolution which saw computers on every office worker’s desks. However for some reason open source has taken a very…
President-elect Barack Obama built his campaign on change, and is demonstrating an ongoing commitment to this approach via the site Change.gov. It’s a great living case study on how a government can engage its citizens online in a constructive way.
When making major decisions government departments commonly consult broadly to capture the various views of different segments the community. However when engaging in live or online public discussions, the same departments are often highly concerned about the risk of people expressing strong contrary views. It’s one of the contradictions I’ve found in government – a…
Earlier this month I presented at the Ark Web Strategy conference in Sydney. It was quite a mixed event, about 40 attendees across a spread of government and industry, although a few less people from the business world than I would have expected. Having been around for awhile I did know or know of about…
As a follow-up to my post last week Familiarity trumps understanding (dealing with Neophobiacs), John Sheridan has made me aware of a Sydney Morning Herald article by Chris Berg on One hack of a crime wave, or so they say. The article argues that while claims have been made that online hacking and cybercrime industries…
The Australian Government is seeking new case studies for the Public Sector Innovation Showcase. Discussed in the blog post, Revitalising and revising the innovation showcase, “The Public Sector Innovation Showcase will enable government agencies and departments to share and celebrate case studies of innovation, and to consider how they might apply such innovative practices within…
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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