Thank goodness that another Australian institute has taken the step to start placing a pictorial history of Australia up in Flickr. As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald in the article, Australian history gets Flickr treatment, the State Library of NSW has begun loading its photo collection into the online image library. It can require…
Yesterday (Wednesday) I was privileged to attend a think tank in Melbourne discussing the future of the Victorian Government’s whole-of-government intranet, CentralStation. Being the only state government in Australia I am aware of with such a tool, I was surprised to learn that it had been originally created in 1996. To my knowledge that makes…
Reflecting Forrester’s Groundswell report, Universal McCann has released a study detailing how the internet has turned all customers (citizens) into influencers. Titled INTERNET USERS, THE NEW INFLUENCERS – When did we start trusting strangers? (PDF), the study included around 17,000 internet users from 29 countries, finding that enmasse customers have moved from being passive consumers…
One of the primary changes resulting from the growth of the internet has been to place professional media tools and distribution capabilities in the hands of individuals. Any individual with access to a computer and internet connection can create and distribute prose, poetry, commentary, software or services to millions at little cost. Add a microphone…
I have participated in the beta testing of software for over 20 years now – it’s a great way to get an early look at new developments and to have a level of influence over the development process as a customer (in one case I was even hired as the lead designer on a subsequent…
My team has been throwing around approaches for improving our internal agency staff directory on the intranet to make it more of a knowledge resource for staff. As this is the most used tool in our intranet (people need to contact other people), improving the service contributes measurably to our staff’s capacity to collaborate and…
According to the NextGov article Air Force opens bidding for virtual air base, the US Air Force is preparing to launch a virtual air base where airmen will attend courses in a 3D virtual world.Simulators have long been used in training pilots and astronauts, due to the fatal consequences of mistakes by novices. This air…
Futuregov has an excellent article, An Australia quest for e-health discussing progress in the Australian e-health scene. It is good to see that there is a clear understanding of the need for a national approach – tying states into one consistent system, rather than individually building separate systems in each state at additional cost. In…
Brought to my attention by the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre, the below video from Shel Holzman provides an excellent summary of the value of social media as an set of egovernment tools within government intranets. It addresses common misunderstandings and myths that have limited take-up, case studies of successful social media use and talks through…
The US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO), is trialing opening the patent examination process to public participation. This allows members of the public to review pending patent applications and provide input and feedback into the process of assessing patent claims. In effect, the patent office is acknowledging that the US public has the capacity 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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