Nathanael Boehm has provided more details on what may be the first official joint Commonwealth/State/Territory government blog in Australia. In Government Blog: blog.training.gov.au, he talks about the purpose behind the site and how it was constructed, using opensource technologies to deliver a fast, cheap and secure solution. This achievement is a great example of how…
The McKinsley Quarterly has published a very interesting piece on the future of innovation, The next step in open innovation. This explores the concept that companies – and government departments – have traditionally been ‘closed shops’ for innovation. All their innovation has occurred internally with few linkages to the work underway at other organisations. However…
Since the release of the report, The power of information (which I’m planning to blog about next week), the UK government has taken enormous steps towards using the internet in more empowering and collaborative ways to improve service offerings, communication and transparency. I’ve blogged previously about the principles for online participation developed for UK civil…
I’ve been looking around at some of the interesting social networking tools that are coming onto the market, such as Webjam, for some that could be rapidly implemented within our firewall. I apply some fairly rigorous criteria. Any system must: Meet W3C, Federal, Department and Agency web standards Support at least AA accessibility (and preferably…
When making major decisions government departments commonly consult broadly to capture the various views of different segments the community. However when engaging in live or online public discussions, the same departments are often highly concerned about the risk of people expressing strong contrary views. It’s one of the contradictions I’ve found in government – a…
My experience in both the public and private sectors has been that organisations often face enormous resistance against the introduction of social media channels for staff. Given how new social media tools are, this, in my view, reflects similar resistance to other new innovations, such as the introduction of: phones on every desk (staff could…
This is a fantastic example of how blogs and other Web 2.0 tools can be used to support government initiatives and help reduce project costs. First I should note that I know Nathanael Boehm, one of the members of the project team. He’s an early adopter of web technologies, with a great deal of experience…
New Zealand is a beautiful place to visit and I have fond memories of my last trip there. It also happens to be one of the most happening places in eGovernment, at least in this part of the world. In fact I feel a little disappointed in Australia’s progress at the national level compared to…
Part of my interest in social media at the moment is related to how I’m encouraging its use within our agency. I’m very interested in hearing about what other agencies are doing. At work we have a team rolling out a community of practice using a wiki-based system, with an extranet to follow. I hope…
Stephen Collins of Acidlabs has delivered an extremely powerful presentation on the power of participatory culture and the evolution of social media as an extension of the natural tendency for humans to form communities. These communities empower organisations, fostering a positive culture, improving staff retention, supporting collaboration and breaking down silos – making individual employees,…
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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