This weekend Canberra is hosting a Start-up Camp, a three day event where entrepreneurs form teams and develop new online business concepts. This type of event could be an opportunity for government to tap into smart and skilled people, gathering and testing new ideas. In this camp there are six projects underway, as listed below:…
I read constantly to keep up-to-date with the Gov 2.0 and Web 2.0 world, so I thought I’d publish a list of what I’ve read today based on the pages I have open currently in my web browser. Global Gov 2.0 – “Generation GovLoop” Provoking Profound Change? Highlights how changes in public service demographics will…
Victoria has maintained its lead over other Australian states in the adoption of Government 2.0 through today’s release of the Government 2.0 Action Plan – Victoria. The Plan outlines four priority areas for Gov 2.0: Driving adoption in the VPS > Leadership Engaging communities and citizens > Participation Opening up government > Transparency Building capability…
This post is in reflection to a post by Nicholas Gruen over at Club Troppo entitled, What Coalition Politicians ‘get’ Government 2.0? For me the post triggered a broader question – does Gov 2.0 require government leadership or participation? I think examples from both Australia and overseas demonstrate that the mass enablement of societies via…
BuzzNumbers, an Australian social media monitoring service, has launched the free BuzzElection service monitoring election mentions online. BuzzElection includes a tool tracking the online discussion of election issues by the level of interest, state by state analysis and an analysis of the most influential tweeters in the election debate. This type of tool allows the…
Google has launched the Student Voice initiative, whereby 15-17 year old Australian students will be able to vote online in a mock election reflecting the current Federal election. The goal is to help these students learn more about elections and also provide a perspective on how Australia’s future voters (who will be eligible to vote…
The title of this post reflects the key statement that stood out for me in the London.gov.uk blog’s post Economic benefits of data release This article puts some solid numbers behind the value of open data initiatives in government, from the US’s Apps for Democracy mash-up competition (50 entries in 30 days, valued at $2.5m…
Vanessa Paech has written a post on a topic I was considering writing about recently – online identity and what can happen when an organisation decides to force users to use their real identity online. As Vanessa’s post is so good, rather than trying to do the topic justice, I shall take the lazy way…
PoliticsOnline and the World eDemocracy Forum have opened voting for the 11th Annual award for the Top 10 Who are changing the world of Internet and Politics in 2010. I’m proud to have been nominated for a second year in a row, alongside Senator Kate Lundy. A third Australian has joined us in the nominations…
Marketing Daily has published an excellent article on the learnings of top executives about using and engaging via social media. All of the realisations and strategies mentioned apply equally to the public sector. You can read it at, Top Execs Dish About Social Media Strategies.
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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