If I were the leader of a nation that wasn’t friends with the US I would be very concerned with the successes of their eDiplomacy program and looking to counter it with my own. And if I was the leader of a friendly nation, I’d still be seeking to carve out my own eDiplomacy space,…
I thought this infogram had huge relevance to governments, as well as to corporations, so have posted it to ensure it doesn’t get missed by people in the daily hurley-burley. The infogram provides some excellent suggestions on the strengths and weaknesses of various social media services and when to use each. Find out more at…
If you’ve interested or involved with social media in government and have some free time on 24 May, a useful way to spend it might be attending the 2012 FaHCSIA Information Awareness Series forum – Social media in action – what’s happening in Australian Government I will be giving an updated chat on Gov 2.0…
The City of Melbourne was recognised in 2012 as ‘Most Admired Knowledge City’ in an award from the World Capital Institute and Teleos, an independent management research firm. The city is building on this with the annual Melbourne Knowledge Week, designed to engage both the knowledge community and the wider public in a range of…
I’ve published the following guest post because I think the research Aletha is doing is important and useful for agencies. Please let the right people in your agency know about it. Guest post My name is Aletha and I am a Communications Master’s student currently completing a short research project as part of my personal…
With a strong focus on government data, GovHack is inviting teams of programmers and designers to invent new and better ways of delivering government data to Australians and will be rewarding the best apps, data mash-ups, and data visualisations with a share of $30,000 in prize money. The event, being held in Canberra and Sydney from…
If you missed #GovChat last week (where I was the guest), @PSLeader now has put the transcript online at http://www.psleader.org/wp-content/uploads/CraigThomlerGovChatChangingTheWorldWithGov20.html
One of the legal and ethical dilemmas organisations are beginning to struggle with is the ownership of social media accounts. When a staff member creates and uses a social media account solely or mainly for official organisational purposes they can build a large following over months or years based entirely on their paid work activities….
Organised by the Public Interest Journalism Foundation, as part of the New News public events program, Public interest journalism and its digital future is a public event in Canberra on the evening of 29 May. I’m taking part in the discussion, alongside Mr Denmore and Professor Matthew Ricketson. It should be a very interesting evening!…
This week I am the guest on #GovChat, a Canadian operated weekly Twitter chat through PSLeader, featuring high profile public service and thought leaders from around the world. The chat starts at 10:00AM today for Aussie east coasters, 9:30AM in the middle and at 8:00AM if you’re in the west. For participants around the world:…
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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