On a recent visit to Melbourne (for pleasure) my partner and I stayed in a hotel near the curious sculpture pictured below. Great Petition by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee. Burston Reserve, Melbourne. Photo: Diana Diiorio Source: Arts Victoria Reading the plaque, we learnt the sculpture was a representation of the “the great petition”, a…
Over the weekend I read an insightful an well written paper by Rebecca McKinnon of Harvard University. Presented at the two day ‘Liberation Technology in Authoritarian Regime‘ conference on 10-11 October, the paper provides some compelling evidence that the internet is not a tool for democracy, it is simply a tool and can be used…
I’m in Paris for the World e.Gov Forum due to my selection in PoliticsOnline’s Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics for 2010. Liveblogging hasn’t been possible so far, so keep an eye out for my tweets under the hashtag #wegf See a program of the forum. I am recording notes…
Hi, I’m liveblogging Media140 #OzPolitics today. It can also be followed via the live stream in the Media140 site and on Twitter using the hashtags #Media140, #OzPolitics and #OzPol. My liveblog is below, or you can capture my RSS feed at: http://rss.coveritlive.com/rss.php?altcast_code=ff941a7c47 <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ff941a7c47″ &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;eGovAU at Media140 #OzPolitics&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p> And a view of the day from…
If you followed the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington earlier this month, you may have seen Nicholas Gruen’s presentation on redefining public goods. If you haven’t, it is well worth reviewing (see below) – as are many of the other presentations from the event. These presentations are available online, together with slides, from the event’s…
In what is looking like another milestone for Government 2.0 in Australia, the Media140 #OzPolitics event on 23 September at Old Parliament House has an amazing lineup of speakers exploring how the real-time web is changing the face of Australian politics and government engagement. It features a range of presentations as well as five panels,…
I am not aware of a central calendar for all of the Gov 2.0 and social media events run in Australia, so I’ve created one. I welcome submissions to the calendar and will also be trying to keep it up to-date with the events I learn about. To add an event please email me: craig[dot]thomler[at]gmail[dot]com…
After some interruptions I’ve now organised the next Gov 2.0 Canberra lunch, featuring two fantastic speakers, Senator Kate Lundy and Kate Carruthers. Being held at the Parliament House Members’ Guest Dining Room on 31 May, Senator Lundy will be speaking on the Gov 2.0 Expo she’s attending in Washington – giving a round-up of the…
Every years there are many conferences, forums and other publicly orientated events where public servants speak – providing views on their activities, successes and learnings across a wide-range of professional disciples. The conference I have been at the last two days, FutureGov Hong Kong, is one example of these – where three Australian public servants…
We’ve just started day 2 of FutureGov Hong Kong FutureGov Hong Kong – Day 2 LiveBlog
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