The European Union is currently going through a process to decide on the content of a new egovernment declaration. To support and facilitate this, an independent group has launched an open online brainstorm to solicit bottom-up feedback on what citizens believe should be done. This is being facilitated through a site, Co-creating an open declaration…
Last week I posted about some of the Government 2.0 initiatives around the world. This week I’m posting about some of the initiatives going on in Australia. There are a number of government and non-government organisations who are very actively participating online and a great deal of experimentation going on. In fact while we’re not…
I’m not quite sure when these edits happened, but reading through the APS Values and Code of Conduct in practice last night I noticed that they have been updated to comprehensively include blogs and social media (particularly Section 15: APS employees as citizens). If you’ve not read this recently, it is worth reviewing to see…
The US government has been running an online consultation on the topic of open government via the OpenGov suggestions market. A summary analysis report on the first stage of the brainstorm has now been released, outlining the main suggestions and topics US citizens found critical for open government. Some of the highlighted recommendations included, each…
As reported in the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre, nominations are open for The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics. This is a highly prestigious international award designed to recognise the ten individuals, organisations and companies having the greatest impact on how the Internet is changing politics. Last year the Victorian eGovernment…
I’ll be attending (and speaking on behalf of my Department at) the Canberra eGovernment Conference next Monday and Tuesday. If you’re also be attending please come and say hello.
tweetMP, which lists Australian politicians using the Twitter service, has expanded its functionality to include statistics on which parties and politicians are the most active Tweeters. Now listing 22 Federal politicians on Twitter, the take-up rate seems to be accelerating towards the level of activity in the US and UK.
Government 2.0 is a global trend and many governments around the world are already deep into online initiatives of this type. Below I’m going to touch on three examples which demonstrate some of the potential benefits of government 2.0 – accessibility, collaboration, transparency and engagement. If these only whet your appetite, there are further examples…
The term ‘Web 2.0’ entered popular language in 2004. It was an attempt to define the shift that was occurring online from the internet being a communications tool to a collaborative user-driven social medium. While some Web 2.0 capable tools, such as blogs, wikis and forums, had existed for many years prior to the creation…
In the last two weeks before the Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp in Canberra on 22 June, I’ll be posting a series of articles on government 2.0. This will cover areas such as, what does ‘open government’ mean in the context of the internet, how is government 2.0 being introduced around the world, what is…
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