A recent report from talent management companies Human Capital Institute and Saba indicates that a majority of US government agencies are using social media. The report estimates that 66% of US government agencies use social media tools, with 65% using more than one tool. A graph from the report (see below) indicates that the US…
The team responsible for OpenAustralia has, with the financial assistance of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce (via a Microsoft-backed fund), launched PlanningAlerts. This free new service allows Australians to sign up to email alerts for planning permission requests in their local area so that they can know what is being requested and lodge their views. It…
I’ll be chatting with Adriel Hampton on Gov 2.0 radio early next week to give US Gov 2.0 people some operational insights into Gov 2.0 happenings in Australia. Gov 2.0 radio is a weekly podcast on collaborative and transparent government hosted by Adriel, a noted US-based Gov 2.0 and new media strategist. I expect the…
In the last week there’s been several Australian government activities or announcements which have lead to large community responses via social media – both good and bad. Gov 2.0 Taskforce draft report On 7 December the Gov 2.0 Taskforce released their draft report ‘Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0‘ for public comment. Over the course…
Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics ran a free event for government website managers to discuss web analytics – how different agencies were doing it and what, collectively, we would like to see happen in the area. There were a number of excellent presentations and plenty of time for group discussion. In fact it’s…
I came across this presentation from Tamera Kremer while reviewing the outcomes of Canada’s recent Government 2.0 conference in Ottawa. Canadian governments – like others across the world – are addressing similar, if not identical, issues and dilemmas in implementing Government 2.0 and this presentation resonated with a number of the challenges we face in…
Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre‘s newsletter has alerted me to moves underway in the House of Representatives to treat electronic petitions in the same manner as paper petitions. Covered in an article in the The Age, Paper and internet petitions may soon be treated equally, the approach being recommended is for the Federal government to adopt…
Many organisations use campaign-based communications models. They develop their campaign strategy, identify and engage their audience, communicate a message, then wind down the campaign and allow the audience to disengage and disperse. At a future time, when the audience no longer seems influenced by the previous message, they repeat this process – potentially reusing campaign…
Many government initiatives need to be communicated to all or some of the community to increase awareness and, in some cases, encourage behavioural change. Whether advising people of changes in tax laws, informing and influencing the community’s health habits, or seeking public submissions in a consultation, there needs to be communications strategies in place to…
Youtube recently announced that government departments using the service can get a free branded channel for their videos, saving a US$50,000 set-up fee. The offer is apparently still making its way to the Youtube site, however the details of the offer are public and it is available now. Below I’ve provided the content of an…
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