The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has just released a consultation paper asking for feedback regarding how public servants may be able to ‘Make Public Comment’ specifically focused on social media. It’s great to see the APSC consulting on this area. It is subject to rapid change, both in the nature of the approaches and tools…
It is fairly well understood – even embraced – in government today that without taking some risk there can be no innovation. However it’s important to keep in mind that the reverse of that statement is not true: without innovation there can be no risk. Increasingly we’re seeing government agencies take at least baby steps…
With the release of News Ltd’s Future of journalism ‘discussion’ I’ve submitted a ‘Your view’ to the site which may, or may not, be published at some point in the future. On the basis that traditional media is no longer the gatekeeper for participation in public debate I have posted my submission below. I see…
What do you think Australia’s Government 2.0 future will look like? Today Kate Carruthers and I have launched a new project; one we’d like you to be part of. Government 2.0 is gaining momentum around the world. Not a fad management approach or minor adjustment to policy and processes, Government 2.0 is underpinned by one…
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Google Maps, WordPress. What do all these online services have in common? They are all part of the world’s virtual infrastructure, providing collective public goods that many people, including many Australians, use on a daily basis – whether for the storage, organisation, distribution or discovery of information. They are also all…
The recent Public Sphere: Government 2.0: Policy & Practice, run by Senator Kate Lundy’s office captured a number of views on government 2.0 in Australia. These views are now in the process of being prioritised based on public feedback. The prioritised views will be submitted to the Government 2.0 Taskforce to use in their work…
Priorities from the recent Government 2.0 Public Sphere are now available for public comment via the Australia 2 BETA website before being handed over to the Government 2.0 Taskforce for consideration. For a recap of the Public Sphere visit Senator Kate Lundy’s website. To comment and vote on the top Government 2.0 priorities visit the…
As an outcome of the Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp last Monday, the points raised by speakers have been aggregated into a wiki for public comment prior to being submitted to the Australian Government as a briefing paper for the new Government 2.0 Taskforce. If you attended Public Sphere and wish to contribute your perspectives,…
Below is the liveblog for the Government 2.0 Public Sphere Camp being run at Parliament House Canberra on Monday 22 June 2009. This is a jointly published liveblog in co-operation with Des Walsh and Nathanael Boehm. You can pre-register for email notification when the liveblog begins below. Please join in with your comments and questions…
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…
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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