Government 2.0 is a global trend and many governments around the world are already deep into online initiatives of this type. Below I’m going to touch on three examples which demonstrate some of the potential benefits of government 2.0 – accessibility, collaboration, transparency and engagement. If these only whet your appetite, there are further examples…
The term ‘Web 2.0’ entered popular language in 2004. It was an attempt to define the shift that was occurring online from the internet being a communications tool to a collaborative user-driven social medium. While some Web 2.0 capable tools, such as blogs, wikis and forums, had existed for many years prior to the creation…
In the last two weeks before the Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp in Canberra on 22 June, I’ll be posting a series of articles on government 2.0. This will cover areas such as, what does ‘open government’ mean in the context of the internet, how is government 2.0 being introduced around the world, what is…
If you have an interest or are involved with Government 2.0 endeavours in Australia, take a look at the new GovLoop group Government 2.0 Australia. Overall there are more than 12,000 participants in Govloop from around the world (though largely from the US) – meaning that there’s already plenty of information and conversation from people…
EDITED: Monday 9 June, 2009: The Open Government Public Sphere Camp has been renamed ‘Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp’. This more effectively communicates the content and purpose of the event. Other details have not changed. The second of Senator Kate Lundy’s Public Sphere series has been combined with the Canberra BarCamp unorganisers’ Gov 2.0 concept…
Earlier this week Us Now film Ltd announced that Us Now, its documentary on how the Internet is changing how citizens engage with and what they expect of government, was available online for free viewing, download and distribution. What is the film about? In the words of its creators in the UK, In a world…
At about the time this post will appear on my blog I’ll be speaking at the Hitwise/Australian Marketing Institute breakfast in Canberra on a topic related to Maximising engagement online whilst reducing costs. My presentation will explore ways of identifying where audiences are going online to help organisations form appropriate strategies to target them with…
As reported in Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, the Youtube Symphony Orchestra recently performed at Carnegie Hall. Per the post, How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? Upload Upload Upload, the orchestra included over 90 musicians located in over 30 countries and while auditioned by professional musicians, the final players were selected…
Crispin has published a post, Why (Government) Organisations Should be Engaging their Community Online, over at his Online Community Engagement blog providing eleven reasons why government should be engaging its community online. This is a nice piece and I thought I might add a few more that spring to my mind. Global reachThere are many…
I’ve been reading a post by James Dellow at his Chieftech blog, Using Twitter as a benchmark for Australian local government use of social media. He compared the 90 out of 468 (approx. 20%) UK councils using Twitter to the 3 out of 677 (less than 1%) Australian councils using the tool to engage online,…
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