A little known aspect of Australia’s Privacy Act (1998) is provision for Declaration of emergency. The Prime Minister or the Attorney General can make a declaration so that the usual restrictions on collection and use of personal information can be relaxed. The Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet website has a page to list emergencyRead… Read more »
The Australian Information Commission proposed ten Draft Principles on Open Public Sector Information. Comments are invited via a blog by 1 March 2011:1. Open access to information – a default position Information held by the Australian Government is a valuable national resource. As recommended by the Government 2.0 Taskforce, unless there are compelling reasons toRead… Read more »
I don’t think Chris needs any introduction. But just in case; Chris is a digital campaigner. She is more of an expert in the use of social media for campaigning than anyone should be – she led the way that others follow. She’s a granny who keeps in touch with family across the world usingRead… Read more »
A good crowd was on hand for the Tech@State event at the State Department on February 11. Keynoted by State CIO Susan Swart and with opening remarks by CTO Aneesh Chopra, Macon Phillips, New Media Director of the White House and Todd Park, CTO with HHS, it was an exciting event, and one that showcasedRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Big Society – if the price is right – Interesting views on Big Society from a blogging councillor within my local district. The impact of IT decisions on organizational culture – O’Reilly Radar – “It’s said that with great power comes great responsibility. Among businessRead… Read more »
If the first 42 Presidents had tweeted… was originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog. With it being Presidents’ Day weekend, I found myself thinking about famous Presidential quotes. In reviewing many of these quotes, I was struck by their brevity and power. Sometimes insightful, at other times irreverent or self-deprecating, we call them quotes. ForRead… Read more »
“Community Management should mean Community Engagement: Value, Validate, and Respect” was originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog. Community management should mean community engagement. Here are several ways to make sure you’re reaching this optimal level of community engagement, whether online or offline: Demonstrate value. People have a seemingly unlimited number of resources to draw from.Read… Read more »
For those following the debate over Australia’s NBN, Rodney Tucker’s paper “Broadband facts, fiction and urban myths” is worth a read:There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12Read… Read more »
James E. McMillan of the National Center for State Courts has posted How to Verify a Court Document?, Court Technology Bulletin, 18 February 2011. In this post, Mr. McMillan describes the URN:LEX legal identifier standard, developed by Professor Dr. Enrico Francesconi and Pierluigi Spinosa, both of ITTIG/CNR, and Caterina Lupo of CNIPA. Mr. McMillan alsoRead… Read more »
Web analytics are so much more than just “hits”, and so important for government. Web analytics involves collecting and analyzing website usage data for a particular website. By looking at data on what users do on the site, web administrators can enhance the effectiveness of information available to citizens. Why care about web analytics inRead… Read more »