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…
Around the world governments are struggling to understand and address some of the age-old issues that have been accelerated by the intranet. One attracting particularly high attention is the protection of young people from illegal and inappropriate material, cyberstalking, cyberbullying and, sometimes, themselves. Various governments are attempting different approaches to address these issues, with the…
Earlier this week Us Now film Ltd announced that Us Now, its documentary on how the Internet is changing how citizens engage with and what they expect of government, was available online for free viewing, download and distribution. What is the film about? In the words of its creators in the UK, In a world…
In the US President Obama’s newly appointed (and first) Federal Government CIO Vivek Kundra has committed to finding new ways to make government data open and accessible. The Computer World article, First federal CIO wants to ‘democratize’ U.S. government data, discusses how, In a conference call with reporters, Kundra said he plans to create a…
Microsoft have developed a Future Visions series to provide some insight into where technology is headed, and how it will help people. If you are looking to anticipate the needs of your customers, rather than simply play catch-up, the series provides some very thought provoking ideas. Here is the montage video, exploring different concepts in…
Being a parent with school-aged children, their education and future prospects are of significant interest and concern to me. I want to ensure that my children are prepared for the world as it will exist in ten, twenty and thirty or more years. The government should be at least as concerned. The impacts of effective…
Considering the 30-40 nominations received in Australia’s annual egovernment awards, it’s staggering to consider than in the UK there were over 588 initiatives to be nominated in 2008. Judging is underway and finalists in 11 categories will be published on 7 November. If you’re seeking a source of inspiration regarding egovernment initiatives, the e-Government National…
ScobleizerTV ( by Robert Scoble) has released a very interesting video interview with David Kralik, Newt Gingrich’s internet strategist on egovernment improvement in the US. It discusses areas such as, the provision of cheap broadband access in public housing to help reduce the digital divide and provide lower income people with an economic window the…
Digizen have conducted a project and produced a report looking at how young people use, and could use social networking services to support their learning experience. It’s a fascinating read with some very practical examples of how to utilise these networks to engage young people and enrich and extend the learning experience. The report is…
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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