We’ve seen a boom in Gov 2.0 seminars and events over the last year and several prestigious US Universities already offer post-graduate courses on Gov 2.0 topics. However, to my knowledge, Australia’s formal educational institutions have largely been silent on when (if ever) they might begin offering courses that aid public servants, potential public servants…
January 21 was the one year anniversary of the US Government’s open government initiative, measured from when President Obama released his first memorandum in office, committing the US government to an approach involving openness, transparency and collaboration. In recognition of this anniversary, Delib, a UK Open Government consultancy, has released a short documentary about the…
A recent report from talent management companies Human Capital Institute and Saba indicates that a majority of US government agencies are using social media. The report estimates that 66% of US government agencies use social media tools, with 65% using more than one tool. A graph from the report (see below) indicates that the US…
I’m reliably informed (via a public tweet and the Taskforce site) that the Gov 2.0 Taskforce draft report should be out at some point today. The Taskforce Chairman, Dr Nicholas Gruen, says in the announcement linked above that it will be publicly available for comment until at least Wednesday 17 December. Keep an eye on…
Dave Briggs of Learning Pool in the UK has written a quick start guide to Twitter for those working in and around government (although it’s equally applicable for other people as well). The guide particularly targets Twitter newcomers and is written in a very readable and conversational style. David spent more than five years working…
Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics ran a free event for government website managers to discuss web analytics – how different agencies were doing it and what, collectively, we would like to see happen in the area. There were a number of excellent presentations and plenty of time for group discussion. In fact it’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…
Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre‘s newsletter has alerted me to moves underway in the House of Representatives to treat electronic petitions in the same manner as paper petitions. Covered in an article in the The Age, Paper and internet petitions may soon be treated equally, the approach being recommended is for the Federal government to adopt…
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…
These days when I personally need to set up a new website, I either hop onto WordPress or download one of the free open-source content management systems, purchase space on a decent US server and follow the installation instructions. I use a design template found online, customising it with some style tweaks where required, then…
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