Telstra has publicly released its staff social media training package, making the comic-styled multimedia system available on the web at www.exchange.telstra.com.au/training/flip.html The package recognises that social media is becoming embedded into normal Australian life – including the lives of Telstra’s staff. The training package reflects how social media management is not the province of an…
I’ll be chatting with Adriel Hampton on Gov 2.0 radio early next week to give US Gov 2.0 people some operational insights into Gov 2.0 happenings in Australia. Gov 2.0 radio is a weekly podcast on collaborative and transparent government hosted by Adriel, a noted US-based Gov 2.0 and new media strategist. I expect the…
In the last week there’s been several Australian government activities or announcements which have lead to large community responses via social media – both good and bad. Gov 2.0 Taskforce draft report On 7 December the Gov 2.0 Taskforce released their draft report ‘Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0‘ for public comment. Over the course…
I’m reliably informed (via a public tweet and the Taskforce site) that the Gov 2.0 Taskforce draft report should be out at some point today. The Taskforce Chairman, Dr Nicholas Gruen, says in the announcement linked above that it will be publicly available for comment until at least Wednesday 17 December. Keep an eye on…
Dave Briggs of Learning Pool in the UK has written a quick start guide to Twitter for those working in and around government (although it’s equally applicable for other people as well). The guide particularly targets Twitter newcomers and is written in a very readable and conversational style. David spent more than five years working…
I came across this presentation from Tamera Kremer while reviewing the outcomes of Canada’s recent Government 2.0 conference in Ottawa. Canadian governments – like others across the world – are addressing similar, if not identical, issues and dilemmas in implementing Government 2.0 and this presentation resonated with a number of the challenges we face in…
You may have already seen notices about this book over at the eGovernment Resource Centre or other places but, in case you’re not aware of it, this is a fantastic read on where Government 2.0 is right now and where it is going. The book is available for free download from 21Gov.net and you can…
The Centre for Policy Development, a non-partisan Australian think tank, has released the Upgrading Democracy Edition of Insight, their enewsletter. With a foreword by Minister Lindsay Tanner and articles from Senator Kate Lundy and Gov 2.0 Taskforce member Martin Stewart-Weeks – amongst a set of other fantastic essays, I recommend reading this Insight to gain…
The APSC has replaced its Interim protocols for online media participation (released December 2008) with Circular 2009/6: Protocols for online media participation. The new Circular is briefer than its predecessor, going further than I had expected, making it clear in no uncertain tones that (my bold in the quote below), Web 2.0 provides public servants…
I’ve written this post based on my comments in response to the post at the Gov 2.0 Taskforce site, If I could start with a blank piece of paper… (part 2). In that comment I made a point that it is relatively easy for government agencies to technically adopt Gov 2.0 approaches. The technology, legal…
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