Earlier this week, I attended the FutureGov Forum Australia. It was an interesting event, not least because the talking head component was kept to a reasonable minimum, with the model focussed on rotating tables with each new table hosting a discussion with attendees on a particular topic associated with the future of government. It worked [...]
Australian public policy blog, Unleashed, published by our national broadcaster, the ABC, has a new piece by me entitled Government 2.0…it can be a reality on what it would take to transform government to really get Government 2.0 right. At around 800 words, it doesn’t go deep. It’s just the first of several pieces I intend writing [...]
Bernard Keane has an especially interesting piece in Crikey today entitled Twitter and the prosaic reality of Digital Democracy (registration required). It’s an insightful look at the emergence of Australian politicians into the world of social media and just how well (or not) they are doing. Of particular note is Keane’s observation that: It’s now well-established [...]
Today, the Federal Government responded to the report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce. While this response has taken rather longer than I would have hoped, that the government has responded in what appears to be an emerging election period, with many policy changes currently in the public eye, means I am more than pleased that [...]
To all the self-selecting social media fanboys and fangirls who think their world of marketing, SEO, PR, digital design and the like is the zenith of what social media is about. Wake up people! The word you’re looking for is nadir. Look it up. It’s not all of you, but it’s enough of you to [...]
February 9, 2010
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The hype around social media continues unabated – business, marketing, government, NFPs; everyone is getting involved. But to my mind, we’re still somewhat missing the point. Making it a part of our lives in a way that avoids the hype and adds real benefit to our own lives and the lives of others will be [...]
February 7, 2010
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An emergent theme of my posts of late has been change. Whether that’s technology, user experience, reform of education, public sector and government, conferences or business (including my own), it’s a constant. Image by trib via Flickr Equally, I’ve had many conversations in physical and virtual environments about change. Those conversations, to my very great [...]
February 4, 2010
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Image via Wikipedia This post started as a comment on my pal, Linda Johannessen’s blog post about TED and conference organisers. Then it got long, so I figured I’d bring it over here. Not least because I want to discuss conference models this weekend at BarCamp Canberra 2010. I’ll start with a story. Attending something [...]
The release earlier this week of the draft report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce has the potential to be a watershed moment in the management and delivery of government and its services to the people of Australia. I find it more than a little interesting that after not much more than passing interest in the [...]
