This post has been inspired by a post in the blog Here Comes Everybody, titled Gin, Television and Social Surplus. I strongly suggest that you also read this and think about the ramifications. With the globe’s total knowledge doubling every two years, being innovative is not longer simply an economic advantage for nations – it’s…
There’s a great article up on BuzzMachine titled Google as the new press room. It makes the point that newspapers are in the content business, not the printing and distribution or website business. As such they should focus on what they do well (create excellent content) and outsource the non-core activities. The specific example is…
Are government communicators – and their agencies – perceived as authentic? If you believe the Authentic Enterprise report from the Arthur W. Page society, this is one of the most critical questions for government in the digital age. The report looks at three converging trends for corporate and government communications in the 21st society, The…
I’ve been looking around at some of the interesting social networking tools that are coming onto the market, such as Webjam, for some that could be rapidly implemented within our firewall. I apply some fairly rigorous criteria. Any system must: Meet W3C, Federal, Department and Agency web standards Support at least AA accessibility (and preferably…
I’m on a bit of a social media kick this weekend due to all the fantastic resources I’ve found on the topic in the last several days. I wanted to flag a couple of these in particular that I found useful, and may be useful for others. My first great find was a CIO magazine…
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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