Information Victoria, in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development for the Victorian Government has released a report, Web 2.0: The New Tools for Democratic Conversations – A snapshot of Initiatives in Government. Available at Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre (using the link in last paragraph), the report provides an excellent snapshot of many of…
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now regularly using Twitter and other online channels to supplement offline media when providing emergency announcements and information. This has meant more than simply setting up a Twitter account and sending messages, the agency has invested in training videographers and educating staff on how to use new…
If you excuse the suggestive language, this slideshow provides an excellent birds-eye view of the extent of the social media landscape. It is worth comparing with the version released a year ago to see some the growth and changes that have driven social media into mainstream society. View more documents from Marta Kagan.
The Government 2.0 Taskforce has released the final version of their official issues paper,Towards Government 2.0: An Issues Paper. Some of the key questions raised include, How can we build a culture within government which favours the disclosure of public sector information? What government information should be more freely available and what might be made…
Around the world governments are struggling to understand and address some of the age-old issues that have been accelerated by the intranet. One attracting particularly high attention is the protection of young people from illegal and inappropriate material, cyberstalking, cyberbullying and, sometimes, themselves. Various governments are attempting different approaches to address these issues, with the…
If you’ve been attempting to advocate the use of Twitter for your Department or Agency, as I know a couple of people have been attempting to do, this article by MediaShift on How Journalists Are Using Twitter in Australia provides some large calibre ammunition. So does this Internal Comms Hub report discussing Why crisis planning…
Cisco’s global strategic consulting arm (IBSG), has released an interesting white paper on Government 2.0 (PDF). It takes a long hard look at the opportunities for the public sector in using online media to engage the public, arguing that, In a world where sharing information is so easy, public agencies should aim to improve citizens’…
Edelman Digital has published a paper that really drills into the strategy and tactics used by Barack Obama in his campaign to be nominated and then elected as US President. Entitled, The Social Pulpit: Barack Obama’s Social Media Kit, the techniques used by Obama’s online campaign staff, led by one of Facebook’s founders, are useful…
AGIMO has released their annual publication detailing case studies of the Excellence in e-Government Awards winners and finalists for 2008. The publication is available via the link above on the Department of Finance’s website, with hard copies available from AGIMO (contact details in the site).
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