LiveBlog from Open Gov miniconf
Today I’m at the Open Government miniconference at Linux Conf 2013.
I’ll be liveblogging part of the day.
Similar Posts
Look for the Australian premier screening of Twittamentary at GovCamp QLD
A few weeks ago I became aware of a very interesting documentary project, Twittamentary, a movie that explores the intersection and interplay of peoples’ lives on Twitter. Directed by Singaporean filmmaker and Tweeter, Tan Siok Siok, the documentary takes a grass roots approach, looking at how Twitter has connected, affected and influenced individuals across America….
Don’t let a focus on quick wins lead to slow losses
These days it seems almost everyone in government is focused on quick wins – outcomes that can be achieved fast, with limited resources but a big impact. I recognise the logic. Going after low hanging, minimal risk, cheap and (sometimes) easy, quick successes satisfies both the insatiable desire for Ministerial media announcements and helps build trust within…
Reflection on Tenille Bentley’s presentation from Day 1 of Social Media in Government
Tenille Bentley, founder of Socialite Media is now presenting on trends in engagement by people. She says that the amount spent by state government on online engagement vastly under-rates the proportion of people’s media time spent online (around 41%). Tenille is illustrating the falling reach of newspapers and as their circulations decline, how their ad rates…
Why Australian councils and other governments need to be very careful using SurveyMonkey & other US-owned online engagement tools
I’ve had an interesting and robust conversation online in the last day regarding how Australian councils and governments are using overseas services like SurveyMonkey to collect information from citizens and residents. It’s no secret that SurveyMonkey in particular is widely used, with other tools like SurveyGizmo and Wufoo also used by many Australian councils and governments…
Where’s the carrot for accessibility?
Possibly the hottest topic for Australian government web managers this year is ‘accessibility’, following on from the release of the Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy by AGIMO (the Australian Government Information Management Office). The strategy confirmed the Australian Government’s adoption of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2 (WCAG 2.0) from the World-Wide Web Consortium…
Twitter for newsrooms – useful for government media professionals
If you’re not watching the #gov2au hashtag, you might be interested in the latest support information from Twitter – how to use the service effectively for newsrooms. Twitter for Newsrooms provides information on using Twitter to search for news sources and breaking news, how to tweet effectively and engage an audience, branding, publishing via Twitter…