I’m very interested in receiving comments on how different government departments and agencies are tracking towards meeting the goals of the 2006 e-Government Strategy (which runs to 2010). We’re close to the midpoint and I’ve not seen much in the way of progress reporting. Background for those unfamiliar – the 2006 e-Government Strategy, Responsive Government:…
An interesting article was released in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology earlier this year discussing a view that government should focus on providing usable data online rather than full-blown websites. Titled Government Data and the Invisible Hand , the premise was quite simply explained in the abstract: Rather than struggling, as it currently…
A quick addition to my post on real-time government, here’s more background on how online technologies are being used to enable real-time government. Watch Congressman’s Culberson video stream for an explanation of an approach he’s using to reach his constituents as a ‘real-time representative’.
I was able to take part in an inpromptu live online video and text discussion this morning between Congressman John Culberson of Texas and initially with the Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, and then with Grover Norquist, the President of Americans against Tax Reform (pictured below) at a fund raising event in the…
I heard some good reports from people who attended Web Directions Government back in May. For those of you, like me, who missed it, Web Directions South has made a number of the presentations and podcasts available online via their blog, Web Directions Government resources now online.
Last year my agency participated in the Global Intranet Survey for the first time. The report from the survey has proven very useful in our intranet planning and given me a number of ideas that we’ve been able to apply in the ongoing management of our intranet. The survey is on again this year, we’re…
Earlier this year The Economist released a special report on egovernment, entitled The Electronic Bureaucrat. The report’s conclusion was that whilst there were a few good examples of egovernment initiatives, most could not be considered successful. It’s a fascinating read regarding international views and experiences in the area and flags changes that government needs to…
I’ve seen a lot of hype about SharePoint, Microsoft’s solution for, well, just about anything related to online. The product has been promoted as a Information Management system, as a Web Content Management system (Web CMS), as a replacement for shared drives and file systems, as an enterprise search tool and even as a platform…
I’ve just found the UK civil service’s Principles for participation online and are mighty impressed. As a result I’ve slightly modified my profile, I’ll also be promoting this in my office where I know we have at least several other bloggers and quite a bit of online engagement coming up. In Australia, while we have…
In Development has linked to A report on the progress of New Zealand e-government. This is the first official report from the NZ government on egovernment since 2004. From a quick look I’d say it is doing reasonably well. They’ve done a lot to understand what citizens need and address this in clear and simple…
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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