I’ve conducted a quick review of Australian government Twitter accounts this morning, national, state and local, drawing on lists that others and I have compiled. With a margin for error (some may have been missed or not be official accounts), I’ve found that there are about 155 Australian government Twitter accounts registered, 26 Federal, 79…
I’m a big fan for the use of gameplay to encourage people to explore concepts, test ideas, build skills and model behaviours while generating awareness – however it is a tool that I have not seen exploited anywhere near to the extent it could be in government or most commercial organisations in Australia (and yes…
I found out last week that Google had recently integrated YouTube with Google’s speech-text technology, allowing videos displayed on YouTube to have their captions and transcripts automatically generated. In addition, these captions and transcripts can then be translated, via Google’s text translation system, and displayed on the video in any supported language. The transcript can…
This morning I am presenting at Public Sphere #1 – High bandwidth for Australia in a personal capacity. The event will discuss what high speed bandwidth can do for Australian society, business and government. I have previously posted some ideas on this topic and will be talking today about how the killer applications and services…
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…
I’m a keen PC and console gamer, as are many of my friends around the same age. In fact I’ve been playing electronic games since about the age of 8 – which means I’ve been playing for about as long as the average Australian gamer is old (30 years old). While my parents feel I…
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…
According to the NextGov article Air Force opens bidding for virtual air base, the US Air Force is preparing to launch a virtual air base where airmen will attend courses in a 3D virtual world.Simulators have long been used in training pilots and astronauts, due to the fatal consequences of mistakes by novices. This air…
Brought to my attention by the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre, the below video from Shel Holzman provides an excellent summary of the value of social media as an set of egovernment tools within government intranets. It addresses common misunderstandings and myths that have limited take-up, case studies of successful social media use and talks through…
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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