Following on from my post on Wednesday, below are some of the federal and non-government initiatives in the Government 2.0 space. FederalABS CDataThe Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for collecting and providing access to a large proportion of data collected by government in Australia. Before the internet the reports produced by the ABS were…
Government 2.0 is a global trend and many governments around the world are already deep into online initiatives of this type. Below I’m going to touch on three examples which demonstrate some of the potential benefits of government 2.0 – accessibility, collaboration, transparency and engagement. If these only whet your appetite, there are further examples…
In the last two weeks before the Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp in Canberra on 22 June, I’ll be posting a series of articles on government 2.0. This will cover areas such as, what does ‘open government’ mean in the context of the internet, how is government 2.0 being introduced around the world, what is…
In conjunction with the Data.gov launch, Sunlight Labs in partnership with Google has launched the Apps for America 2 competition to find the best mash ups using US Federal government data. Over US$20,000 is being given away for open source online applications using the Federal datasets at Data.gov based on the following criteria: Transparency: Does…
The US government has taken the first step towards meeting President Obama’s pledge to make US taxpayer funded information freely available online in reusable formats late last week with the launch of the Data.gov website. At launch the site featured dozens of datasets from around 20 Federal agencies ready to be used by the public,…
Single sign-on is often seen as one of the Holy Grails of the internet – the ability to use a single logon to access all your secure online accounts and conduct transactions with whoever you choose. This is seen as a way to make life easier for citizens/customers, allowing them to move easily from provider…
eGovernment, or government 2.0, is often discussed as a means to create greater transparency in government. However has there been a clear definition of what transparency really means for government in Australia? At the furthest extreme transparency would be like living in a glass house with glass furniture – everyone could see in and view…
Cisco’s global strategic consulting arm (IBSG), has released an interesting white paper on Government 2.0 (PDF). It takes a long hard look at the opportunities for the public sector in using online media to engage the public, arguing that, In a world where sharing information is so easy, public agencies should aim to improve citizens’…
I’ve had a long time interest in Ice TV. In fact about five years ago I was considering investing in the company, or encouraging my then employer (ActewAGL/TransACT) to invest in it as an extension to their cableTV service. For anyone unaware of the company, they sell electronic program guides (EPGs) for free-to-air channels for…
US federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, has outlined a blueprint for government data at the 2009 Government Web Managers conference. As reported in GCN, Kundra advised that, Government data prepared for public reuse should be offered in multiple-formats, be machine-readable and adhere as closely as possible to lightweight standards This is likely to be…
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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