Realising our Broadband Future – Day 2
Hi, I was a little late in today, missing the introduction by Paul Twomey. However I’ve taken up the Liveblog from Larry Smarr’s presentation this morning. Broadband Futures Day 2
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Realising our Broadband Future – Day 1
I’ve taken a couple of days off work to attend the Realising our Broadband Future conference on a personal basis. I am liveblogging it below, contingent on wi-fi availability. Please feel free to ask questions and I’ll try to relay them to speakers. Broadband Futures Day 1
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Managing the future adoption of Gov 2.0 in Australia
We’re beginning to see significant activity in the Gov 2.0 space across Australia, and with the impending release of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce’s report there’s likely to be even more activity in the coming year. This is definitely not a time for Gov 2.0 proponents to rest on their laurels as there are still many…
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Getting started in the social web – presentation from Canada’s
I came across this presentation from Tamera Kremer while reviewing the outcomes of Canada’s recent Government 2.0 conference in Ottawa. Canadian governments – like others across the world – are addressing similar, if not identical, issues and dilemmas in implementing Government 2.0 and this presentation resonated with a number of the challenges we face in…
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State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and onwards
You may have already seen notices about this book over at the eGovernment Resource Centre or other places but, in case you’re not aware of it, this is a fantastic read on where Government 2.0 is right now and where it is going. The book is available for free download from 21Gov.net and you can…
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Great read on Gov 2.0 in Australia – Upgrading Democracy (foreword by Minister Tanner)
The Centre for Policy Development, a non-partisan Australian think tank, has released the Upgrading Democracy Edition of Insight, their enewsletter. With a foreword by Minister Lindsay Tanner and articles from Senator Kate Lundy and Gov 2.0 Taskforce member Martin Stewart-Weeks – amongst a set of other fantastic essays, I recommend reading this Insight to gain…
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Bringing government into the age of persistent communications
Many organisations use campaign-based communications models. They develop their campaign strategy, identify and engage their audience, communicate a message, then wind down the campaign and allow the audience to disengage and disperse. At a future time, when the audience no longer seems influenced by the previous message, they repeat this process – potentially reusing campaign…
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Could the government replace some advertising and communications contracts with crowdsourcing?
Many government initiatives need to be communicated to all or some of the community to increase awareness and, in some cases, encourage behavioural change. Whether advising people of changes in tax laws, informing and influencing the community’s health habits, or seeking public submissions in a consultation, there needs to be communications strategies in place to…
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APSC releases Protocols for online media participation
The APSC has replaced its Interim protocols for online media participation (released December 2008) with Circular 2009/6: Protocols for online media participation. The new Circular is briefer than its predecessor, going further than I had expected, making it clear in no uncertain tones that (my bold in the quote below), Web 2.0 provides public servants…
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Australiam Gov 2.0 Taskforce announces winners for its brainstorming and innovation competitions
Australia’s Government 2.0 Taskforce has announced the winners of its structured brainstorming competition, which was held in September – October this year. The competition involved public submissions and voting via an ideas market system with the final decision on winners being made by the Taskforce. In the structured brainstorming category there were two winning ideas,…