A couple of years ago Hitwise, an internet measurement company that uses ISP logs to measure traffic to websites, reported that social media sites had become a larger source of traffic for Australian government websites than online news sites. This was a seismic change in user behaviour. Suddenly people were more likely to reach a…
This post was inspired by a comment by John Sheridan on Twitter, @craigthomler what I’d like for #gov2au #NY? egs of use of #PSI for service delivery innovation, value creation etc, not just curiosity It’s a good New Years wish and highlights two questions that I have been pondering for a long time. 1. Why aren’t people making more use…
Rose Holley is one of my heroes. As a Digital Librarian at the National Library of Australia she has led one of the most effective, long-lived and under-rated Government 2.0 initiatives in Australia for the last four years. As one of those responsible for the digitalization of Australia’s newspaper archives (so far over 50 million…
Beth Noveck, formerly the White House Deputy CTO, has published a fantastic paper on why it is so important to evolve democratic systems for the 21st century, and providing details of how a range of governments around the world are doing so. The paper is titled “Evolving democracy for the 21st Century” and is available…
Brisbane City Council has released an open data public sector information datastore, allowing the community to access and reuse a range of council data under Creative Commons licensing. While not the first council in Australia to do this (with Mosman City Council leading the pack), Brisbane is the first large metropolitan council in Australia to do…
John Sheridan posted a link on Twitter to a very interesting analysis of the impact of social media on the revolutions across the Arab world over the last year. The paper provides strong evidence that social media was one of the key causes of these revolutions due to its ability to place a human face…
In the run-up to the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, the organisers have developed an animated infographic showing the points of control within the digital economy. It provides an interesting perspective on which major companies provide which services and collect various types of data. Take a look over at the Web 2.0 Summit map…
Queensland’s Office of the Information Commissioner recently released a new guideline, Accessing Government Information. A step-by-step guide for the general public (PDF). This is a commendable publication, providing a plain English guide to the rights of consumers and explaining to citizens how to go about framing and asking for government information. However… Having guides for…
As government increasingly digitalises, one of the hidden costs is the increase in electricity use by government computers and servers. More computers equals more power use, more cost and, ultimately, more strain on electrical generation across Australia. So a practical way for the government to prompt energy-efficiency, not only for the government itself but across…
After a fanfare opening around two years ago, the US government’s proposed budget cuts may force data.gov and seven other Gov 2.0 and data sharing websites to close down or dramatically curtail their activities. When first launched data.gov was the first national website for providing centralised access to government data in reusable formats. The website…
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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