There’s plenty of good examples of how government is using social well – for policy development, service delivery, engagement and more.
Mosman Council is well known to online advocates in government as one of the leading public sector organisations in adopting online tools for consultation and engagement with their public. As reported in the Online Community Consultation blog, Mosman has launched its ‘Planning Mosman’s Future‘ online consultation site with video and forums. It’s a great example…
GovHack is on again this year and it’s gone national, with eight locations across Australia. With over $160,000 in prizes, the organisers anticipate over 400 participants in 150 teams – and due to venue sizes, entry is limited. If you’re interested in mashing up open government data for prize money, or simply interested in watching…
Today marked the unveiling of the 2nd Australian Responsible AI Index, accompanied by urgent appeals for the government to intervene and curb the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). The Australian Financial Review provided comprehensive coverage of this critical topic, revealing that a mere 3% of Australian companies are managing the adoption and continuous use of AI in…
Last Friday I presented on a personal basis at the Seamless CMS Government Conference in Melbourne to a collection of Councils from around Australia and New Zealand about the state of Government 2.0 in Australia. I’ve included my presentation below. It was an interesting conference. Councils are struggling with the same issues regarding Government 2.0…
Here’s a very interesting presentation from Linkedin‘s Principal Software Engineer, Nick Dellamaggiore, exploring the ‘guts’ of one of my favourite networking sites. It provides some insight into what is required to deliver an effective social media site. Note that it is technically orientated, so can be hard to follow without the context of the speaker….
Google has released into beta a set of major improvements to Google Analytics that will make it an even more robust web metrics tool. Including advanced data segmentation, data visualisation using ‘motion charts’, improved adsense integration, a more advanced administration console and an API for enterprise integration, this is the largest upgrade of Google Analytics…
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