Nick Gruen over at the Gov 2.0 Taskforce has reminded me of a project I took a look at last year but have never mentioned in this blog. It’s the National Library of Australia’s Historic Australian Newspapers archive, which contains digitalised versions of Australian newspapers from between 1803 and 1954 (which are not covered by…
Various research reports have indicated that at least 50% of Australian internet users participate in social networks. Forrester’s Groundswell profiling tool suggests that 23% of Australians aged 18+ actively create content online; 31% are ‘critics’, providing comments and feedback online; and 50% are ‘joiners’ of social networks, forums and online groups. So should we expect…
If you missed the Future Tense program on Thursday morning (24/9) regarding Participatory democracy, Web 2.0 and the Government 2.0 Taskforce, it’s now available on the ABC National site, including an extended interview with Nicholas Gruen, the Gov 2.0 Taskforce chair, that wasn’t broadcast.
The Gov 2.0 Taskforce has blogged that they are looking for further ideas they can fund for Gov 2.0 projects. So if your Department – or you personally – have project concepts that require some extra funds to get off the ground, read the post Allocating the project fund: we want your ideas and make…
Steve Davies, one of the top proponents of Gov 2.0, has launched aversion of Govloop specifically for Australian public servants named OzLoop. The site aims to support public servants in collaborating and sharing experience and expertise in the same way GovLoop, which is now over a year old, supports over 10,000 US public servants.
The finalists of the 2009 global egovernment award, The Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics have been announced. Courtesy of Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre, the top 10 finalists are: The Democracy Center, represented by Jim Shultz, Executive Director (Bolivia) CLIME, Center for Liberty in the Middle East, represented by founder…
The Gov 2.0 forum has released a second round of projects for quotes including for a Whole of Government Information Publication Scheme, Online Engagement Guidance and Web 2.0 Toolkit for Australian Government Agencies, Framework for Stimulating Information Philanthropy in Australia and Hypotheticals — Ethical and Cultural Challenges of Digital Engagement by Government – amongst other…
Google has launched a Google Public Service site for Australia showcasing some of the tools they provide and how they can and are being used by government agencies around the world to engage with citizens and empower public servants and politicians. If it interests you, you may also find Google’s public sector blog worth reading.
Information Victoria, in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development for the Victorian Government has released a report, Web 2.0: The New Tools for Democratic Conversations – A snapshot of Initiatives in Government. Available at Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre (using the link in last paragraph), the report provides an excellent snapshot of many of…
Being sick in bed at the moment, I’ve used the opportunity to review which Australian Federal, State and local government departments and agencies are now using Twitter. My count is 9 federal, 24 state and 37 local government agency streams – excluding politicians and public servants. A total of 70 government streams in Australia, which…
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