Victoria’s eGovernment Resource Centre has launched an eGovernment Forum to support the online discussion of eGovernment topics by Australian public servants and interested parties. At discussed at the site, the eGovernment Forum invites, open participation and diverse viewpoints to be shared with others relevant to the topic of eGovernment, Government 2.0, Web 2.0, Government website…
When I thought of this topic I came up with four distinct groups that organisations fall into when considering how their staff may engage in online social media, Ignore Disallow Manage Allow Over time an organisation moves through these stages, as evidenced by telephony and computers within the workplace. However whilst researching this post I…
Now the PM is blogging on Climate Change and other topics, what other blogs would you like to see from Australian governments? There are a number I would like to see – many operated from a departmental level rather than a Ministerial one. Geosciences – earthquakes, tsunamis and the geological wealth of Australia. I’d love…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pre-announced the launch of his new Climate Change blog with the following Tweet via the KevinRuddPM Twitter stream, Starting my blog tomorrow on Climate Change. Like to hear your ideas on practical action. KRudd Another step for the Australian Government into the online consultation space, it will be interesting to…
Kommein is currently holding a Community Manager’s survey to build a picture of the role across different organisations around the world. To quote their request, Are you a community manager? If so, we’re interested in learning about your experience. We’ve put together a survey for community managers that will tell us a little something about…
Around the world governments are struggling to understand and address some of the age-old issues that have been accelerated by the intranet. One attracting particularly high attention is the protection of young people from illegal and inappropriate material, cyberstalking, cyberbullying and, sometimes, themselves. Various governments are attempting different approaches to address these issues, with the…
In their Global Faces and Networked Places report (PDF), Neilsen has found that social networks and blogs (Member Communities) are now the 4th most popular online category – ahead of personal email. In December 2008 Neilsen found that 59% of online Australians used social networks and blogs, compared to 80% in Brazil, 69% in the…
It is common practice for government Departments to go to consultants when they need specific skills or experience. The strategy is often to draw on this expertise to get started, transfer as much knowledge as possible to staff and move forward. However sometimes it can be more cost-effective to draw on the existing skills of…
In 2007 a combined SMS and online electoral monitoring system went into action in Nigeria to report electoral fraud. Based on increasing mobile use (as fixed infrastructure is very limited in the country), mobile phones were able to provide voters with a voice when ballots were not conducted fairly. Similar systems are now being used…
Prescient Digital have released the results of their Intranet 2.0 Global Survey, reporting that organisation without a 2.0 strategy risks being left behind, or outright failing. The survey, with 561 responses globally (13% from government), found that Intranet 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis and other vehicles have become mainstream, and are present in nearly…
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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