The US has launched an interesting discussion asking citizens how they think the Federal government can improve government websites. Run using Ideascale, an online idea management system, the National Dialogue on improving Federal websites is running for two weeks and involves both ideas submission and voting as well as live online discussions(or dialogue-a-thons) on specific…
Rather than posting in my blog today, I am breaking one of the rules of blogging (always pull people back to your own blog) by pointing people to an opinion piece in Mumbrella that I wrote recently after reading a couple of other opinion pieces attacking the basis for allowing anonymous commentary online. Toughen up…
I’ve been watching, and participating, in some of the discussions around whether government agencies and entire governments should centralise or decentralise their web presence. For some reason a number, such as the UK government, South Australia and the ACT, have decided that centralising all their websites into a single portal is the right approach, although…
I’ve taken some time off this morning to put together some extra slides for my presentation, so are not yet in the room, however have a liveblog running to capture the tweeters who are… My presentation is at 3.20pm today and will be on slideshare shortly afterwards. AMI Government Marketing Conference day 2
Hi, I’ll be liveblogging parts of the AMI Marketing and Communications Conference today and tomorrow. You can also follow the conference at the hashtag #amigov2011 AMI Government Marketing & Communications Conference
You may still have time to consider attending the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Walkley Foundation’s Public Affairs Conference in Canberra from 5-6 September this year. The conference has a significant Government 2.0 and open government flavour, looking at the new toolkit of digital communication and engagement options available to public relations professionals…
In Australia many people still treat microblogging tools such as Twitter with scepticism and scorn, or even dismiss it outright as a tool for ‘discussing breakfast’. While the more negative views are beginning to shift, due to the active role Twitter played in the Brisbane floods, Australians still largely consider microblogs as a tool for…
I’d like to apologise to those reading my blog for effectively taking two weeks off from blogging (although I’ve been tweeting actively). Essentially life got in the way, with some tight work deadlines, a death in the family, wedding preparations and a range of other factors. I am now rebuilding my blogging habit and will…
I’ve done a review of the registration dates for Twitter accounts from agencies at all levels of government in Australia and identified what I believe to be the oldest account. Established in November 2007, the oldest government Twitter account in Australia is from Narromine, a small local council in Central West NSW. You’ll find them…
Below is a live feed of the ACT Virtual Community Cabinet, on from 12.30pm to 1:30pm today, Tuesday 26 July, 2011 By capturing the tweets via CoverItLive they’re stored publicly beyond the lifespan for tweets. UPDATE: Due to load issues with my blog I’ve removed the CoverItLive replay from this post. My archive of the…
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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