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I’ll be liveblogging part of the day.
I’ll be liveblogging part of the day.
If you followed the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington earlier this month, you may have seen Nicholas Gruen’s presentation on redefining public goods. If you haven’t, it is well worth reviewing (see below) – as are many of the other presentations from the event. These presentations are available online, together with slides, from the event’s…
Laws have always struggled to keep up with society, however rarely in such a vivid and public way as in Wednesday’s arrest of Sydney Morning Herald journalist, Ben Grubb, and the confiscation of his iPad. The incident, well reported in the SMH, occurred when Queensland Police responded to a complaint regarding a photo hacked from…
I’ve been advised of an interesting situation with a resident of the Parramatta Council area, who has been blocked by council from their Twitter account. He’s upset and has written to the Council, claiming that it is unconstitutional for a council to block its own rate-playing constituents from viewing their social media accounts, referring to…
This is a fantastic example of how blogs and other Web 2.0 tools can be used to support government initiatives and help reduce project costs. First I should note that I know Nathanael Boehm, one of the members of the project team. He’s an early adopter of web technologies, with a great deal of experience…
I’m a big fan for the use of gameplay to encourage people to explore concepts, test ideas, build skills and model behaviours while generating awareness – however it is a tool that I have not seen exploited anywhere near to the extent it could be in government or most commercial organisations in Australia (and yes…
Martin Stewart-Weeks, Senior Director, Public Sector, Cisco Consulting Services, has written a fantastic article on the potential for technology to disrupt and create new possibilities for governments and the public sector. The article discusses how technology is changing the shape and speed of government, as well as many jobs in the public sector, and looks…
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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