Andrea Di Maio of Gartner has written a pointed post with respect to the government taking $440M out of innovation funding to reduce our already tiny by global standards deficit. The AFR has identified this reallocation of dollars as a real risk to AGIMO, suggesting its future may be at risk. I certainly hope not, [...]
As a result of some recent work and a number of conversations, I’ve made a decision to put together some workshops that there seems to be a demand for. As of today, acidlabs is offering three workshops focussed on Government 2.0. Designed for participants in all levels of government and at all levels of seniority, [...]
As a part of what acidlabs does, we offer several workshops on subjects of interest to our clients. These workshops are largely offered in-house, and are scheduled publicly when there is enough demand. Social strategy for business Every day, more businesses jump online and use the tools of social media to try to enhance their [...]
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 [...]
Ever since Barack Obama came to the US Presidency on the back of a grassroots campaign, a good proportion of which was activated via a thorough and well-executed social media campaign, various pundits have been breathlessly predicting that, in Australia, the election campaign currently underway would be the social media election. Not least of all, [...]
Fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Government 2.0 Taskforce Report, the government released its Declaration of Open Government last week. This is an extremely good thing and bodes well for the progress of Government 2.0 in Australia. Personally, I had hoped to see this declaration made in the Parliament, backed by new legislation or [...]
Leigh Blackall has published an interesting post on the increasing elite participation in discussion around the subject matter of Government 2.0 in Australia. He sees a noticeable spike in “politicians, public servant bosses and big business” as the principal participants in the public (or near-public) discourse on the subject matter. It’s an interesting view that [...]
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 [...]
An interesting discussion thread has been underway on the LinkedIn I’ve been saying this in several projects I’ve been involved in of late, and in more than one public speaking engagement; one of the least interesting things you can do with social tools, whether you call them Web 2.0, Government 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, social business, [...]