As reported in NextGov, Barack Obama, the Democratic Presidential candidate, has pledged to appoint a direct report focusing on online security. “As president, I’ll make cybersecurity the top priority that it should be in the 21st century,” Obama said during a summit on national security at Purdue University. “I’ll declare our cyber-infrastructure a strategic asset,…
For a fantastic (satirical) look into the halls of power in Canberra, the ABC’s The Hollowmen is a great watch. What does this have to do with eGovernment? Well in Episode 2 it does suggest that 90% of what most of our overseas embassies do could be done remotely via the internet with a few…
Following from my post yesterday regarding the US senate debate over the use of social media by congressmen, several congressmen have launched a campaign to remove restrictions on internet use by the US congress. The campaign is entitled Let Our Congress Tweet and, as you’d expect, makes extensive use of social media to put across…
I’ve posted previously about the initiatives begun by John Culberson and several other congressmen to use new media technologies, such as social networks, to more directly connect with and engage their constituencies in the democratic process. It appears that sections of the US government are finding it difficult to come to terms with the changing…
When people think of the UK House of Lords, some might use words such as traditional, hidebound, conservative, outdated or even irrelevant. However these terms don’t apply to the latest initiative from the House – lords of the blog. Members of the UK’s upper house of parliament (equivalent to Australia’s Senate), are now writing a…
When making major decisions government departments commonly consult broadly to capture the various views of different segments the community. However when engaging in live or online public discussions, the same departments are often highly concerned about the risk of people expressing strong contrary views. It’s one of the contradictions I’ve found in government – a…
I’ve previously blogged about the impact of the online channel on Barack Obama’s campaign and how it contributed significantly to his nomination as the Democrat presidential candidate. There have also been broader implications for the US government scene, as captured in a Pew report released last week. Pew has been one of my favourite commentators…
A quick addition to my post on real-time government, here’s more background on how online technologies are being used to enable real-time government. Watch Congressman’s Culberson video stream for an explanation of an approach he’s using to reach his constituents as a ‘real-time representative’.
I was able to take part in an inpromptu live online video and text discussion this morning between Congressman John Culberson of Texas and initially with the Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, and then with Grover Norquist, the President of Americans against Tax Reform (pictured below) at a fund raising event in the…
It looks like in the US state governments are now actively using Twitter as a tool to get messages out into the public eye. As mentioned by Static{fade} in eGov status updates via Twitter, a number of states are using it to make official announcements, distribute media releases and engage with stakeholders and citizens. Given…
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