Collaborative legislation is one of the potential outcomes for Gov 2.0 – a process whereby those affected by legislation can be directly involved in the process of developing it, or even write their own legislation as a ‘community bill’ for government to consider. We’ve seen some work around the edges of this space over the…
The finalists of the 2009 global egovernment award, The Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics have been announced. Courtesy of Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre, the top 10 finalists are: The Democracy Center, represented by Jim Shultz, Executive Director (Bolivia) CLIME, Center for Liberty in the Middle East, represented by founder…
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given an astounding presentation, Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good, in opening TED Oxford. It firmly establishes his interest and commitment to the use of new technologies by government to aid in the solution of global and national issues. To quote from the synopsis, We’re at a unique…
Often those of us living in English-speaking countries focus on what is going on in other English-speaking nations, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK and so on. There’s a perfectly good reason for this, many of us don’t speak the languages used in other blogs around the world. However the impact of social media is…
Microsoft Australia has launched a trial site ‘Ask a Pollie‘ which allows citizens to watch and potentially participate in topic-based discussions around set topics between politicians and expert panels. While the intent may be to promote dialogue between politicians and their constituents, as Ron Lubensky points out in his Deliberations blog, the site is more…
I’ve posted previously about whether it is time for government departments still using the nine-year old Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to a more modern web browser. This topic has become a matter of political interest in the UK, raised in a question to British Parliamentary Ministers last week and reported in an article…
Sometimes it is difficult for those of us who are new to the public sector to really appreciate the scope of the changes required to transition government institutions and cultures from a 1.0 to 2.0 mentality. It’s not simply a process of mandating a directional change from political levels (though this is an important and…
Every now and then a work shines through with absolute clarity. The video below, sent to me by a former colleague, provides such clarity regarding the fifth great media shift in the last 500 years – the internet. It may be very useful for public servants in educating their colleagues about the changes occurring around…
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…
As reported in the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre, nominations are open for The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics. This is a highly prestigious international award designed to recognise the ten individuals, organisations and companies having the greatest impact on how the Internet is changing politics. Last year the Victorian eGovernment…
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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