Comments on: Government 2.0 and the growing need for social computing http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/ Conversation. Collaboration. Community. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Commentstorming Australia at On Blogging Australia http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2840 Commentstorming Australia at On Blogging Australia Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:11:56 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/#comment-2840 [...] from there to Steve’s other blog (acidlabs) and commented on his post on Eloquence (which was eloquent if not entirely defensible [...] [...] from there to Steve’s other blog (acidlabs) and commented on his post on Eloquence (which was eloquent if not entirely defensible [...]

]]> By: magia3e http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 magia3e Fri, 11 May 2007 03:23:22 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/#comment-2098 I found some other information this morning on user segmentation in the social web sphere and blogged about it: http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/the-taxonomy-of-social-computing/ There's many a lesson for government 1.0 evolving to 2.0 - so they don't just end up saying 'I want a blog' and learn that social computing is more than just the technology. M I found some other information this morning on user segmentation in the social web sphere and blogged about it:

http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/the-taxonomy-of-social-computing/

There’s many a lesson for government 1.0 evolving to 2.0 – so they don’t just end up saying ‘I want a blog’ and learn that social computing is more than just the technology.

M

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Stephen Collins Fri, 11 May 2007 00:26:56 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/#comment-2096 @Andrew - I stand happily corrected. Shame I missed CeBIT. Seems like there was some worthwhile stuff going on. @Matthew - I didn't imagine the stats were awfully new, although they are a new iteration. The quoted Accenture study was completed in 2006. I think we're all preaching to the choir a little as we get thoughts out of our heads and into our blogs. We need to be reaching a larger audience of knowledge workers and their leaders. <em>We know</em> it's not about recordkeeping (although it's a factor). <em>We know</em> it's about tools and facilitation. <em>We need</em> to be talking to knowledge workers and their leaders about the fact. As an example, yesterdays session was full of records and library people. Many of whom seemed either overwhelmed by or unaware of RSS - at least judging by the lack of input from the audience. No managers or leaders there being exposed to possibilities. Gary Nairn seems to be moving in the right direction, Maybe we'll see a boost in awareness this year? @Andrew – I stand happily corrected. Shame I missed CeBIT. Seems like there was some worthwhile stuff going on.

@Matthew – I didn’t imagine the stats were awfully new, although they are a new iteration. The quoted Accenture study was completed in 2006.

I think we’re all preaching to the choir a little as we get thoughts out of our heads and into our blogs. We need to be reaching a larger audience of knowledge workers and their leaders. We know it’s not about recordkeeping (although it’s a factor). We know it’s about tools and facilitation. We need to be talking to knowledge workers and their leaders about the fact.
As an example, yesterdays session was full of records and library people. Many of whom seemed either overwhelmed by or unaware of RSS – at least judging by the lack of input from the audience. No managers or leaders there being exposed to possibilities.

Gary Nairn seems to be moving in the right direction, Maybe we’ll see a boost in awareness this year?

]]> By: magia3e http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 magia3e Fri, 11 May 2007 00:05:13 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/#comment-2097 The statistics you've quoted from the LexisNexis are fairly common and, unfortunately, used within government by 'old school knowledge managers' - the librarians and records folk - to promote the need for good recordkeeping practices. Like I told the National Archives some 7 years ago, it's not about managing records. Until government understands that it needs ways to support its business with knowledge and information processes, that don't just equate to records, agencies will continue to have this problem. That doesn't mean it's just about finding an RK or an IM system - it's about supporting knowledge workers with the tools they need to locate, process and share knowledge and information. Something that I've been enjoying reading on your blog about. Long live KM! Long live social computing! Let's see whether we can see an evolution toward government 2.0 as a result! M The statistics you’ve quoted from the LexisNexis are fairly common and, unfortunately, used within government by ‘old school knowledge managers’ – the librarians and records folk – to promote the need for good recordkeeping practices.

Like I told the National Archives some 7 years ago, it’s not about managing records. Until government understands that it needs ways to support its business with knowledge and information processes, that don’t just equate to records, agencies will continue to have this problem.

That doesn’t mean it’s just about finding an RK or an IM system – it’s about supporting knowledge workers with the tools they need to locate, process and share knowledge and information. Something that I’ve been enjoying reading on your blog about.

Long live KM! Long live social computing! Let’s see whether we can see an evolution toward government 2.0 as a result!

M

]]> By: Andrew Boyd http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Andrew Boyd Thu, 10 May 2007 19:20:27 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2007/05/11/government-20-and-the-growing-need-for-social-computing/#comment-2095 Hi Steve, great post :) One incredibly minor correction - Andrew's post certainly grew out of discussions that have taken place in the past between Matt, yourself, and himself, but the observations on Government 2.0 around Gary Nairn's speech grew out of attending Gary Nairn's address (and others) last Wednesday at CeBIT's eGovernment conference. I have a post in preparation on it - still waiting on a response from head of CSIRO ICT, Ross Wilkinson, on his views on Knowledge Worker 2.0 :) Best regards, Andrew Hi Steve,

great post :)

One incredibly minor correction – Andrew’s post certainly grew out of discussions that have taken place in the past between Matt, yourself, and himself, but the observations on Government 2.0 around Gary Nairn’s speech grew out of attending Gary Nairn’s address (and others) last Wednesday at CeBIT’s eGovernment conference. I have a post in preparation on it – still waiting on a response from head of CSIRO ICT, Ross Wilkinson, on his views on Knowledge Worker 2.0 :)

Best regards, Andrew

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