One of the more curious things about Government 2.0 is how differently it is interpreted and delivered around the world. For example the map below (clickthrough to more information at Google Maps) illustrates how widespread Participatory Budgeting (PB) is – an approach whereby a government allocates some or all of its budget based on direct…
I’ve recently been looking around some at some of the ‘white-label’ social network services. They allow anyone to establish their own branded social network at little or no cost. Most include features such as personal profiles, blogs, forums, newsfeeds, photo and video libraries, live chat, email lists, calendars as well as widget markets (with custom…
Madeleine Clifford, a communications and stakeholder engagement director in the APS, has posted some advice on her blog for public sector communicators who don’t yet see reasons for using social media in their campaigns. It could be useful for you, or for someone you work with – check it out at Implementing social media tactics…
Over the weekend I read an insightful an well written paper by Rebecca McKinnon of Harvard University. Presented at the two day ‘Liberation Technology in Authoritarian Regime‘ conference on 10-11 October, the paper provides some compelling evidence that the internet is not a tool for democracy, it is simply a tool and can be used…
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has just launched a blog-based consultation on the Australian Public Service (APS) values. It will be open until 12 November for comments. This is the second stage of the consultation, the first stage used a custom online engagement system. If you’d like to contribute to the consultation – or…
What gets 280 attendees, 10 organisers and 14 presenters to the National Library of Australia at 8.30am on a Saturday morning on a beautiful spring day in Canberra? The first TEDxCanberra, an independently organised TED event featuring sessions on knowledge, empowerment and change. I’m liveblogging the event so keep an on this post and the…
I thought I’d share this quote. It was sent to me by a colleague who read it on a social networking site: Isn’t email, intranet databases/webs and phones enough? Sounds like bureaucracy to me. Or is it another step toward the “nanny state” – sorry but I don’t agree with large organisations/governments using social networking…
If you’re seeking to communicate with Australians it is wise to step beyond traditional media channels and investigate how to engage through Australia’s blossoming blogosphere. The Australian blogosphere is the collective term for the entire ecosystem of Australian blogs – how they interconnect, how ideas (memes) spread and how links allow audiences to flow between…
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…
As some might already know, I was selected as one of ‘Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics’, in PoliticsOnline and the World eDemocracy Forum’s 11th annual awards. Senator Kate Lundy was also selected, and you can find her press release here. It is rare to have two Australians receive such…
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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