Liveblog of PublicSphere #1 – high broadband for Australia
Below is my liveblog of the PublicSphere event. PublicSphere 1
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Organising a Government 2.0 event in Canberra
Following on from the Canberra Barcamp last week, a subset of the organisers and a group of other volunteers are busy organising a government 2.0 event in Canberra. The event, which is in initial planning stages, aims to bring together a group of government online professionals to share their experience and knowledge, building a reference…
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Social Media in Government conference outcomes
The US “Social Media for Government” conference was held in Washington, DC last week. It appears to have discussed a large number of topics that would be of equal interest to public servants and officials here in Australia, so I’ve attached a few below…. Social Media For Government 3.23.09 View more presentations from Maxine Teller….
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BarCamp Canberra next weekend – 28 March
In case you’ve not seen the buzz around mailing lists, the second Canberra BarCamp is on next weekend, 28 March, at the Australian National University. What’s a BarCamp? Think of it as an impromptu conference featuring talented designers, developers and other online professionals. They gather to share their knowledge and expertise in a series of…
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The Google in Government Symposium – notes from the day
On Wednesday 18 March I attended the Google in Government Symposium, hosted by Hedloc. I had planned to liveblog the day, as I liveblogged the recent Politics and Technology forum, however due to a lack of available wi-fi (the National Convention Centre still charges $40 for six hours access – which I was not personally…
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BarCamp Canberra coming up – 28 March
The second BarCamp Canberra has been confirmed for 28 March, to be held at the ANU. In case you’re not familiar with the concept (quoting from the official site), A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with…
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Virtual government conferences – when will they start in Australia?
I find conferences a very useful avenue for networking with other egovernment and online channel professionals. I often get ideas or insights that I can share across my team and agency – and implement in our sites. However the attendance cost continues to rise. Sadly both the commitment in time and price means that I’ve…
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US Air Force planning to create its first virtual air base
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…
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Summary of take-aways from the Driving Interoperability and Collaboration in eGovernment conference
A frantic day catching up yesterday, so I did not get to write this post until this morning. On Monday I presented at Ark Group’s Driving Interoperability and Collaboration in eGovernment conference in Brisbane. There was a great line-up of speakers, and I had a long list of take-aways from the day. Here’s my key…
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Intranet day – global event
It has felt a little like ‘Intranet Day‘ in the last few days as I’ve posted a number 0f times about intranet developments. It really was Intranet Day on 18-19 June – a global online event where intranet managers were able to discuss their intranet strategies and a number of large organisations such as the…