I had an interesting conversation via Twitter with @hughstephens of Dialogue Consulting on Friday regarding how and when different consultation and engagement tools should be used by government. His view was that online surveys should not be the default consultation method for government, Possibly going to be controversial by saying that online surveys should NOTRead… Read more »
Below is the presentation I gave at Social Business 2014 today on what governments can teach business in Australia about using social media and digital effectively. There’s plenty of good examples of how government is using social well – for policy development, service delivery, engagement and more. eGov AU Craig Thomler’s personal Gov 2.0 andRead… Read more »
Government has proven no more immune to disruption by digital than any other industry. The internet changed the model for governments in delivering information and dealing with pressure groups. It has been a largely positive disruption, facilitated billions in savings as government moved services online in egovernment initiatives. At the same time it has seenRead… Read more »
I need a little help from folks in Canberra for an upcoming project. I’m crowdfunding a social media planning tool I developed to help people increase their social media expertise and assist teams in planning effective social media strategies. I’ve used the tool with hundreds of people to great effect, however need a little fundingRead… Read more »
As part of the CodeAcross2014 series of global events (over 44 events in 9 countries), Code for Australia is holding a free event on Friday 21 March from 5:30pm in Melbourne. Featuring four guest speakers, the event will approach the “Beyond Transparency” theme by discussing how citizens, civil servants and entrepreneurs can move beyond openRead… Read more »
The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) in conjunction with the Victorian Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (DSDBI), have launched a data competition to identify approaches using Victorian government open data to improve awareness and literacy for social and safety issues. The competition is open for registration, with entries closing 28 February and winnersRead… Read more »
The right for citizens to express political views and to protest (within limits) against specific acts, or inaction, by politicians is one of the fundamental and defining principles of democratic government and has been in place for, well, as long as there’s been democracies. In fact this principle is one which democracies frequently use toRead… Read more »
Recently the World Health Organisation announced that cancer had overtaken heart disease as the number one killer of Australians, as well as being the number one killer of people globally. The WHO had another message as well. That cancer was a largely preventable disease. Humans have lots of medical data about cancer. With millions ofRead… Read more »
It feels bizarre to me to use an argument popularised by pro-gun lobbyists to counter claims of the risks of social media, however there’s some very real parallels worth considering about when agencies and corporations debate the risks of social media. Yesterday there was a story in the Brisbane Times about a man who wasRead… Read more »
My post yesterday on Has Gov 2.0 in Australia got too boring too fast? (thanks @sandihlogan for the title correction) attracted some good debate on Twitter and in comments, including from @chieftech who said: @sherro58 @grmsn @craigthomler rather that asking if #gov2au has got boring, ask if gov in AU has been disrupted by tech.Read… Read more »