Last week AGIMO released new advice on publishing public sector information, typing together the 2010 Declaration of Open Government, the Office of the Information Commissioner’s Principles on open public sector information and introducing a five-step process for publishing and managing Australian Government public sector information. The advice also provides information on how to publish, considering accessibility,…
This post was inspired by a comment by John Sheridan on Twitter, @craigthomler what I’d like for #gov2au #NY? egs of use of #PSI for service delivery innovation, value creation etc, not just curiosity It’s a good New Years wish and highlights two questions that I have been pondering for a long time. 1. Why aren’t people making more use…
While not normally a fan of Christmas, I was feeling festive today, so have translated several traditional Christmas songs into their Gov 2.0 equivalents. If you have a Gov 2.0 song in your heart, fell free to share it in the comments below! Jingle bells Dashing through the net In a collaborative open sleigh O’er…
Brisbane City Council has released an open data public sector information datastore, allowing the community to access and reuse a range of council data under Creative Commons licensing. While not the first council in Australia to do this (with Mosman City Council leading the pack), Brisbane is the first large metropolitan council in Australia to do…
You may still have time to consider attending the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Walkley Foundation’s Public Affairs Conference in Canberra from 5-6 September this year. The conference has a significant Government 2.0 and open government flavour, looking at the new toolkit of digital communication and engagement options available to public relations professionals…
I’ve just learnt about the Open Government Partnership (OGP) a global effort to “make governments better” through encouraging and supporting more transparent, effective and accountable governments. Launched under the oversight of a multi-stakeholder International Steering Committee including representatives of eight governments and nine civil society representatives, and initially co-chaired by Brazil and the USA, the…
Queensland’s Office of the Information Commissioner recently released a new guideline, Accessing Government Information. A step-by-step guide for the general public (PDF). This is a commendable publication, providing a plain English guide to the rights of consumers and explaining to citizens how to go about framing and asking for government information. However… Having guides for…
data.gov.uk has dramatically revised its layout (for the better!) and recently released 557 datasets (1.8 million entries) representing all UK government spending over 25,000 pounds under the section Open Spending. This represents a new milestone in open data releases around the world and provide a new range of insights into the financial decisions of the…
It can be difficult to get a perspective on the Government 2.0 activities in non-English speaking countries. However thanks to Francis Irving, who posted an account in the My Society email list in the UK, forwarded to the OpenAustralia Community list in Australia, here’s a very interesting mini case-study on one initiative in Latvia. In…
I am writing this piece as a resident in the ACT, with shades of my Gov 2.0 advocacy cap. And I should say, as a partially disappointed resident. The ACT Chief Minister, Katy Gallagher, has finally laid out the ACT Government’s vision for open government. It’s about time. The ACT has been a tailender at…
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