We’ve now suffered through most of the fun and games of budget leaking season this year, with the 2014-15 Australian Government budget now in its final ‘straight’. There were a variety of balloons floated, claims and counterclaims touted, promises apparently broken (or not, depending on who you listen to) and all the usual suspects wheelingRead… Read more »
Amongst the “crazy brave to politically suicidal” recommendations in the National Commission of Audit report, there are three recommendations for Government 2.0 and eGovernment initiatives that should bring a glow to the heart of digital enthusiasts and pragmatists.Recommendation 61: Data says that the Australian Government should improve its data management and analytics capability, also improvingRead… Read more »
GovHack 2014 has just opened for registration with 10 locations across Australia, being: Brisbane GovHack Canberra GovHack GovHack FNQ (Cairns) Gold Coast GovHack GovHack Tasmania Melbourne GovHack Perth GovHack Sydney GovHack Unleashed Adelaide Unleashed Mount Gambier While competition details are not yet available, the official 2014 datasets will be put online over the next twoRead… Read more »
There’s been a great deal of scrutiny of the APSC’s revised guidance on social media participation by public servants since it came into effect in early 2012 (coincidentally about the time I left the public service). Initially dubbed by some parts of the media as the ‘Jericho amendments‘ (sorry Greg!), the 2012 guidance has regularlyRead… Read more »
There’s been a great deal of scrutiny of the APSC’s revised guidance on social media participation by public servants since it came into effect in early 2012 (coincidentally about the time I left the public service). Initially dubbed by some parts of the media as the ‘Jericho amendments‘ (sorry Greg!), the 2012 guidance has regularlyRead… Read more »
Just in case anyone overreacted to my blog post this morning about an Australian public servant being banned from their department’s offices for wearing Google Glass, I’d like to remind you of today’s date. April 1. Note that while the event I detailed isn’t real, it’s not that far off from reality. There are atRead… Read more »
I’ve learnt from a source in a major Australian Government department that a public servant who showed up for work yesterday morning wearing Google Glass was unceremoniously escorted out of the building by security. The public servant was given written correspondence from HR, signed by a senior manager, banning them access to any departmental officesRead… Read more »
Below is the video from the live webcast on Content Marketing for Government that Content Group managed, hosted by David Pembroke with Gina Cianco of the Australian Government Department of Human Services, Kanchan Dutt and myself as guests. It’s an interesting watch. I’ll buy a drink for anyone who accurately counts the number of ‘ums’Read… Read more »
Governments around the world now rely on social media services to reach and engage citizens, disseminate information, to monitor what people are saying and source intelligence to help address crises. Many businesses also rely on digital channels for revenue and engagement reasons. So what happens when an online service that an organisation uses updates itsRead… Read more »
This is a topic quite close to my heart at present, as I’m running a Kickstarter crowdfunding project myself – at www.kickstarter.com/projects/socialmediaplanner/social-media-planner (please check it out!) It’s teaching me a great deal about the challenges involved, and I’ll be reporting back on this at the end of the process. A broader question is whether governmentsRead… Read more »