What if computer problems happened in real life?
I’ll let the video speak for itself…
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Who controls what online?
In the run-up to the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, the organisers have developed an animated infographic showing the points of control within the digital economy. It provides an interesting perspective on which major companies provide which services and collect various types of data. Take a look over at the Web 2.0 Summit map…
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Allow other public servants their own Gov 2.0 and social media journeys
At an event with colleagues last week, I overheard several talking about their surprise at the levels of caution and fear they still encountered amongst various professionals regarding Gov 2.0 and social media. “It’s as if they were still living in the early 1990s,” said one. “Some people just don’t seem to understand how far…
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Targeting Gov 2.0 apps development – US government combating child obesity with Apps for Healthy Kids
The mash-up (or Apps) competitions we’ve seen in Australia thus far have been broad and largely untargeted. Governments have released a bunch of public sector datasets and invited developers to create a bunch of applications related to that data for their jurisdiction, but without a highly specific goal or purpose in mind, other than creating…
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How governments can use gameplay to educate and upskill a community
I’m a big fan for the use of gameplay to encourage people to explore concepts, test ideas, build skills and model behaviours while generating awareness – however it is a tool that I have not seen exploited anywhere near to the extent it could be in government or most commercial organisations in Australia (and yes…
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Victoria launches VisualPlace pilot – demonstrating the value of sharing geospatial data
I was alerted to the release of VisualPlace at the start of this week, and have spent the last few days playing with the site to get a feel for its potential. From the site, VisualPlace’s purpose is to, …show the value of an interactive GIS-enabled service for the visualisation of location-based government information. The…
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Can Australian government become more playful?
I’m a keen PC and console gamer, as are many of my friends around the same age. In fact I’ve been playing electronic games since about the age of 8 – which means I’ve been playing for about as long as the average Australian gamer is old (30 years old). While my parents feel I…