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…
Google will be hosting a hack session in support of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce’s MashupAustralia competition in Sydney on 14 October. In case you’re unaware, MashupAustralia is a competition being run by the Gov 2.0 Taskforce based on Federal and state government datasets released via data.australia.gov.au. There are cash prizes on offer for developers who…
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…
In July the US Department of Defense launched a new blog, the Web 2.0 Guidance Forum, for the purpose of sourcing input from the public to be used as they develop a social media policy for the armed forces and their families. Reported in Nextgov, Defense asks the public for help forming social media policy,…
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Google Maps, WordPress. What do all these online services have in common? They are all part of the world’s virtual infrastructure, providing collective public goods that many people, including many Australians, use on a daily basis – whether for the storage, organisation, distribution or discovery of information. They are also all…
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given an astounding presentation, Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good, in opening TED Oxford. It firmly establishes his interest and commitment to the use of new technologies by government to aid in the solution of global and national issues. To quote from the synopsis, We’re at a unique…
The New York State Senate has launched its Open Senate initiative with an API (Application Programming Interface) allowing the public direct access to its data. The NY Senate is also making the code freely available as open source, stating that, As a user of Open-Source software the New York Senate wants to help give back…
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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