Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday held his first live web chat on climate change with a group of 20 commenters from his climate change blog post. While the chat apparently suffered from some technical hiccups and, reading the transcript, the PM’s typing skills were limited (he stated that “my typing skills are a toal embarassment…
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…
As reported in Mashable, British Troops Told to Tweet and Blog, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has told troops they’re free to use social media tools and should apply “common sense” when deciding what to share online. What’s more, the MOD has said it will sponsor soldiers who want to use blogs and Twitter to share…
As a marketer I find the internet a dream channel for monitoring customer sentiment and concerns. Social media and search engines can be easily and cheaply tracked to provide fast feedback on various initiatives. This helps organisations shape their campaigns and responses to external events. I’d recommend that this is equally of enormous value to…
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…
If you excuse the suggestive language, this slideshow provides an excellent birds-eye view of the extent of the social media landscape. It is worth comparing with the version released a year ago to see some the growth and changes that have driven social media into mainstream society. View more documents from Marta Kagan.
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…
Charlene Li, one of the writers of Groundswell and ex-Forrester analyst, has launched a new initiative which compares the financial success of organisations with their level of online engagement and allows organisations to compare how engaged they are online. Named Engagementdb, the site provides graphs and case studies on how various organisations have engaged the…
The UK government has released a 20-page Twitter templated strategy guide to assist departments in using the channel to engage and support citizens. Adapted from the strategy used by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by Neil Williams, head of corporate digital channels at BIS, the guide provides a comprehensive view on…
The Government 2.0 Taskforce has released the final version of their official issues paper,Towards Government 2.0: An Issues Paper. Some of the key questions raised include, How can we build a culture within government which favours the disclosure of public sector information? What government information should be more freely available and what might be made…
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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