OK. It’s an election year in Australia this year. If everyone’s vision of Gov 2.0 were a reality right now, how would Australia’s election be conducted? What would the relationship between citizens, government and political parties look like? What advice would you give to our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard or opposition leader Tony Abbott onRead… Read more »
Great article by Stephen Collins – Government 2.0…it can be a reality Really highlights the need for change to come from each and every public servant and that to take the lead as a sector that everyone needs to exercise leadership. Not wait for it, not be bound up by red tape and push backRead… Read more »
Who is your Gov 2.0 hero? Mine for 2010 is http://bit.ly/aTVBvq
Hi Folks – Nothing like a wintery day in Canberra to get the brain ticking over. Does your jurisdiction or department look like this? OK. Now that I’ve set myself up for being somewhat discriminatory consider this. The age profile of the APS is predominantly middle aged and upward. 45 to 55 + account forRead… Read more »
Australia’s Gov 2.0 Report, our public sector reform report and the innovation report all emphasise the need for change in the organisational culture of public sector agencies. This, public sector culture, has been a professional concern of mine for most of my 30 + years of working in the public sector. I finally got theRead… Read more »
While OZloop is not as big as Govloop, given the concerns about Facebook we have dumped them. Up to individuals what they do of course. When Facebook decides to behave, as it were, like a good corporate citizen (dare I say social citizens), then obviously this can be reconsidered. Frankly, there is too much atRead… Read more »
Posted on Ozloop – A plague on all your houses I am advocating that Facebook be compelled to indicate that all these sites are not official. The major reason being that citizens need to be confident about engaging with sites active in the Gov 2.0 space. This latest twist from Facebook has the potential toRead… Read more »
Not my terminology, but a term used by a citizen when posting to the AGIMO blog in Australia. You might want to check out Medeleine Kingston’s (Citizen stakeholder) comments on the AGIMO blog. The question running through my mind is what should be done to attract citizens to Gov 2.0 and support and practices needRead… Read more »
Hi Folks I’m guessing that many Govloop members are not aware of the AGIMO Blog recently set up in Australia. What struck me was the absence of something really simple to assist people who do not ordinarily blog to engage. With that thought in mind I whipped up something for AGIMO and they have postedRead… Read more »
The Government has responded to the report and has agreed to almost all the recommendations. Looking at the response the question of public service culture looms large. My take is that this is going to be a difficult journey for some. Get the response here >>> http://bit.ly/bMqz1N Steve D OZloop