MashUpAustralia had 81 entries into Australia’s first competitive event for mashing up data from Australian governments. Now that entries have closed, the public have until 4PM AEDT on 20 November to vote for a people’s choice – that means you! So if you’ve not yet had a look at the entries and voted, this is…
2009 has been called the year of mobile internet – and with good reason. The iPhone has become the fastest adopted consumer electronics product in history. Google’s Android has become a serious mobile platform and smartphones of every shade have continued to multiple exponentially. The mobile internet has been growing faster than any digital platform…
Jack Pickard has written an excellent post regarding How should the UK public sector adopt WCAG 2.0? which touches on many of the themes required for adoption in Australia. If you were thinking about shifting your Australian government site to a WCAG 2.0 level of accessibility, this is welcome contribution to the discussion. Sometimes I…
How would it change the management of your website if anyone could make an unmoderated public comment about any page at any time – totally outside your control? How would your Minister and senior management respond if people could freely critique your content, pointing out any errors or misleading statements or airing their complaints (and…
I’ve been rereading the ABC article about the two girls who got caught in a drain and used their mobile phone to update their Facebook status, rather than call Triple 0. A representative of the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide said that, If they were able to access Facebook from their mobile phones, they…
In the style of the Apps for America competitions, the US Army announced at the Gov 2.0 summit that it would hold a competition for soldiers to develop software to help the army fight wars and carry out its missions. Reported in Information Week Government, Gov 2.0: Army Announces Apps For Army Competition, the Army…
Speaking with the locals can be one of the most rewarding – and most frustrating – experiences when traveling to foreign-language countries. If you make an attempt at their language – no matter how feeble – they will generally respect your efforts and go out of their way to be helpful. However if you simply…
Chris Anderson, the owner of Wired, recently wrote a very thought-provoking article about the need for organisations to consider how to operate within an abundance mindset rather than a scarcity-based one in his article, Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It’s Time to Manage for Abundance, Not Scarcity. Chris uses one example of how Wired…
The Government 2.0 Taskforce are asking for the public to vote on their preference of user-submitted banners for the taskforce website. There are 24 banners to choose from, of a very high standard. While this vote is non-binding (meaning that the Taskforce reserve the right to pick a different banner to the public) the process…
Step Two Designs has released the book, What every team should know written by James Robertson. The book is designed as a ‘quick start’ for intranet teams and provides practical advice on how to plan, design, manage and grow intranets. Combining over 13 years experience in intranets and building on the free reports available from…
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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