eMetrics is a personal interest of mine. Being able to measure what actions people take and what information they use is, in my opinion, one of the key differentiators between the online channel and other communications mediums. I find that the insights into customer and staff behaviour gained through eMetrics provides a solid basis for…
Dave Briggs of Learning Pool in the UK has written a quick start guide to Twitter for those working in and around government (although it’s equally applicable for other people as well). The guide particularly targets Twitter newcomers and is written in a very readable and conversational style. David spent more than five years working…
In a first for a major political party in Australia, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has embedded blogging, tweeting and video in the heart of its website, relaunching www.alp.org.au as a Politics 2.0 website. Termed ‘Labor Connect’ the redeveloped site aims to foster active policy debates, stating that, We know we won’t always agree about…
It’s going to be a Victorian Government day today in my blog, with the state launching a number of Gov 2.0 based initiatives, from their ‘Apps my State‘ competition to VisualPlace (see my post Friday afternoon). Significantly, Victoria’s government has made a commitment this week to use Creative Commons as the default copyright licensing system…
With the widespread availability of phones in cameras and tablet devices – in fact it is hard to buy one today that doesn’t include a camera – it is inevitable that people will take them out and take a snap of their most – or least favourite – public figures. These photos and video get…
Following on from mapping all Australian Politicians using Twitter (which has unfortunately declined by two with Senators Bob Brown and Nick Sherry retiring), I’ve created online “newspapers” based on key groupings, so it is possible to get a daily dose of what Australia’s Federal Politicians on Twitter are talking about. To view them go to…
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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