I’ve included my presentation slides below as a reference for those who have asked for a copy.
The New Zealand Labour Party have released an Open Government policy, proudly claiming it as first in New Zealand. The policy focuses on transparency of political offices as the core principle, but also commits the party to producing a comprehensive “Open Government Charter‟, based on a set of principles developed by NZ Labour MPs in consultation with members…
Illustrating one of the ways in which parliamentarians are now actively engaging the public online, Senator Kate Lundy has posted in her blog about a series of online ‘Public Spheres’ she will be hosting to, facilitate regular topics of interest to both the general public and to the government. Discussed in her post, Public Sphere…
For the last fifteen years there’s been an interesting ‘us vs them’ going on in the world of organisations – both commercial and public sector. The distinction, real world versus online (businesses or organisations – take your pick), was made using fairly clear lines. Whether the organisation had physical shopfronts or offices you could walk…
In their strongest advisement yet, Microsoft Australia has issued a “strong recommendation” through its Government Affairs Blog that customers upgrade from the nine-year old Internet Explorer 6 web browser to Internet Explorer 8. This is because the security flaws now being discovered in Internet Explorer 6 are such that they leave organisations more vulnerable to…
Late last week the shortlisted start-ups for the DataStart program were released – here’s why it’s significant and what happens next. In November 2015 the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, in parternship with Pollenizer Ventures, announced Australia’s first open data commercialisation competition, DataStart. Designed as a pilot to test the approach, entrepreneurs, data scientists…
I’d like to thank Kate Carruthers, a formidable change agent and renaissance woman, for prompting this post through a presentation she’s published on SlideShare, Enterprise 2.0 and stakeholder resistance. One of my key roles and, I believe, a key role for many in the online arena, is to be a change agent for digital channels….
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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