Some people know that I’ve been tracking the posts and articles published online discussing the outing of the author of the Grog’s Gamut blog by The Australian. EDIT – due to updates to the spreadsheet below the figures presented in this section of the post are only valid at the original time of publication. Please…
I believe that one of the major shortcomings in Australia is the lack of financial support outside the public sector for open government initiatives. The UK has the Hansard Society, the US has the Sunlight Foundation – but what does Australia have? Granted there is the embryonic OpenAustralia Foundation, a registered charity devoted to open…
If you followed the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington earlier this month, you may have seen Nicholas Gruen’s presentation on redefining public goods. If you haven’t, it is well worth reviewing (see below) – as are many of the other presentations from the event. These presentations are available online, together with slides, from the event’s…
The South Australian government has commissioned ANZSOG to conduct a research study on the topic of “Economic value of open access to government-held data and information” ANZSOG is seeking respondents who can provide information about the approach of their organisations to the collection and dissemination of data and/or information, as well as their personal views…
Some of you may be aware of the Mercury 10 national counter-terrorism exercise currently being held in Australia, involving a variety of government bodies. While this type of scenario is only one of potentially many different types of crises or disasters that could occur, natural disasters, pandemics, rocks from space, and so on, it does…
This post is in reflection to a post by Nicholas Gruen over at Club Troppo entitled, What Coalition Politicians ‘get’ Government 2.0? For me the post triggered a broader question – does Gov 2.0 require government leadership or participation? I think examples from both Australia and overseas demonstrate that the mass enablement of societies via…
New Zealand’s government has just launched a Creative Commons-based approach for the standardisation of the licensing of government copyright works for re-use. Named the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL), the approach outlines the licensing government agencies should use when releasing copyright works and non-copyright material for re-use by third parties (preferablt…
It’s all well and good to say there’s over 200 Twitter feeds from Australian federal, state and local governments – but to get a picture of the level of activity, and see what they’re saying, look at eGovAU’s Twitter feed here (note that it is a free service and occasionally down for maintenance). This page…
The title of this post reflects the key statement that stood out for me in the London.gov.uk blog’s post Economic benefits of data release This article puts some solid numbers behind the value of open data initiatives in government, from the US’s Apps for Democracy mash-up competition (50 entries in 30 days, valued at $2.5m…
In one of his final acts before retirement, Minister Lindsay Tanner has released the Open Government Declaration – one of the recommendations of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce’s Final Report. Released at the AGIMO blog, the Declaration states that the Australian Government is: committed to open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better…
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