The first web browser, appropriately named WorldWideWeb, was released publicly in August 1991 by ‘Father of the Web’ Tim Berners-Lee. While I realise this post is a month late, I thought it would still be worth wishing the web browser ‘Happy Birthday’ and commenting on the impact that web browser software has had over the…
Ovum has published an interesting article by Steve Hodgkinson on Co-production: the new face of public services. In the article Hodgkinson concludes that, Agencies now need to nurture and embrace co-production by design, or risk either failing to harness this new resource or being left behind like old-style monopolists in an increasingly dynamic and competitive…
I attended Gartner’s Government Day on Monday for their ITXPO Symposium (I was on a panel), and it was very interesting to hear the views expressed about social media. Below are some of the quotes I recorded from Gartner analysts and senior IT leaders. They are not all verbatim and have been reordered to flow…
There’s been discussion on Twitter over the last day about whether Australian government should be building online platforms, such as a video aggregation and distribution service, URL shortcut tools (which Victoria have done) or collective infrastructure for hosting and developing all government websites. This has been an area of on-and-off discussion for over a year…
It used to be said that no-one ever got fired for buying IBM products. More recently much the same sentiment has been expressed about Microsoft. However that perception now appears to be under challenge. ReadWriteWeb reports in its article Google Sues US Government Agency Over Using Microsoft Only that, Google has filed a lawsuit against…
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…
This is the second part of my series of posts on the World e.Gov forum I attended in early October 2010 in Paris, France. The previous part is World e.Gov Forum review Part 1: Gov 2.0 flavours. In this part I’d like to share six case studies of Gov 2.0 and eGovernment activity from around…
There’s been a recent effort begun to bring AIMIA (the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association) to the ACT. Coordinated by Reading Room, this is quite important to help improve education and standards in the interactive services being developed by government agencies and their agencies. To find out more, and to get involved, visit AIMIA in…
Last year Australia’s Gov 2.0 Taskforce initiated the GovHack event, produced by Web Directions, to showcase what could be done with open government data. This year I’m glad to see that GovHack is returning – as part of Amped, a free 10 hour hack day, in Sydney’s PowerHouse Museum on Sat 16th of October. Whether…
This weekend Canberra is hosting a Start-up Camp, a three day event where entrepreneurs form teams and develop new online business concepts. This type of event could be an opportunity for government to tap into smart and skilled people, gathering and testing new ideas. In this camp there are six projects underway, as listed below:…
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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