If you’ve been watching Twitter (specifically the hashtag #gov2au), you might have seen that yesterday the Government released its response to the Gov 2.0 Taskforce, supporting 12 of the 13 recommendations (and deferring the 13th, information philanthropy, pending the outcomes of several related reviews). The response was announced in AGIMO’s new blog platform, Govspace, released…
A blog is a blog is a blog in the same way that a TV show is a TV show is a TV show. That is to say, there are many kinds of blogs in the same way there are many different kinds of TV shows, depending on their goals, audience, subject matter and format….
Steve Radick has written an excellent “Getting Started with Government 2.0” Guide. Designed for those new to the Gov 2.0 space, Steve’s guide provides a great range of information from what Gov 2.0 means through how to take baby steps into the area to good blogs and sites to read. Read it and share it!
I was asked today by a representative of another agency for my thoughts, advice and observations on government blogging. While I don’t think I have any particularly unique insights, I realise that people who are new to the medium are at an earlier point on their learning journey. So here’s the 20 thoughts I shared…
The Gov 2.0 genie is well and truly out of its bottle in Victoria, with the Victorian Government recently advocating that the majority of Victorian public sector information be released for reuse under Creative Commons licensing. Their latest initiative is the App my State competition, which builds on the (currently running) Apps4NSW competition and last…
There’s been a very active and engaging discussion in the Gov 2.0 Australia group regarding safe and effective social media use by government agencies. I thought it was a topic worth discussing in this blog. One of the challenges government agencies face is whether or not to get involved with the discussions already occurring about…
I regard creating a sustainable online community as very hard to do. It is almost always easier to join an existing community – although this presents its own challenges. However at times it will be necessary for government agencies to consider creating their own communities online. This may be as reference groups for specific initiatives…
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) in the Department of Finance has launched its first externally facing blog, the Web Publishing Guide Review Project Blog. As detailed in its About page, the blog is designed to serve two purposes, consultation and demonstration, 1. The team needs to consult with site visitors to ensure the…
Various research reports have indicated that at least 50% of Australian internet users participate in social networks. Forrester’s Groundswell profiling tool suggests that 23% of Australians aged 18+ actively create content online; 31% are ‘critics’, providing comments and feedback online; and 50% are ‘joiners’ of social networks, forums and online groups. So should we expect…
The US is a little behind Australia in considering a National Broadband Network, however it has taken a very different approach in consulting and engaging citizens, opening up the discussion to the US community in a Gov 2.0 manner. The US Government’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched Broadband.gov as a web 2.0 enabled site…
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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