Showing posts with label gov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gov. Show all posts
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Senator Kate Lundy's Speech at CeBIT Australia's Gov 2.0 Conference
On 3 November, Senator Kate Lundy addressed CeBIT Australia’s Gov 2.0 Conference at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Senator Lundy Maps Path to Citizen-Centric, Participatory Government at CeBIT Australia's Gov 2.0 Conference
Addressing more than 200 delegates at CeBIT Australia’s Gov 2.0 in Canberra yesterday, Senator Kate Lundy gave a progress report on Australian efforts towards a vision of transparent and participatory government.
Monday, November 1, 2010
AGIMO has Critical Role Leading Gov 2.0 in Australian Government, says Thomler
AGIMO’s role in Gov 2.0 development in Australia should be one of a leader and mentor, believes Craig Thomler, a Gov 2.0 Advocate who also works as the Online Communications Director at the Department of Health & Ageing.
“I think the Gov 2.0 agenda will transform every government agency over time. We need effective leaders, mentors and advisors who can help map the path and manage the culture change process.”
Thomler explains that the establishment of the Gov 2.0 Steering Group will help achieve this.
“AGIMO has been given a leadership role in the co-ordination of Gov 2.0 for the Commonwealth and the Steering Group is supporting this and spreading the seeds to leading agencies”.
The Steering Group will play a “critical” role in driving Gov 2.0, says Thomler.
“I believe that the existence and success of the Steering Group will be critical in building awareness, understanding and adoption of Gov 2.0 thinking at senior government levels”.
AGIMO has already released a series of resources to assist agencies with Gov 2.0 progress, Thomler explains.
“They have an important role providing a central hub for agencies to discuss and collaborate on Gov 2.0 practices and providing whole-of-government resources and tools, such as GovSpace and GovDex”.
And already it is clear that the Steering Group is leading by example, he says.
“The Gov 2.0 Steering Group, led by AGIMO, is practicing what it preaches, by modelling senior level engagement via social media”
“Its minutes are being published publicly. Several other agencies have also begun opening their data for public scrutiny, such as the Treasury recently releasing incoming Ministerial briefs with minimal redaction”.
Craig Thomler will be presenting at CeBIT Australia’s Gov 2.0 Conference on 3 – 4 November at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
Joining him will be a group of 20 presenters, including AGIMO’s Peter Alexander, Assistant Secretary, Online Services Branch, presenting case studies and exchanging information about the progress of Gov 2.0 in Australia, the challenges still present and how to move forward with the Gov 2.0 and open government agendas.
“I think the Gov 2.0 agenda will transform every government agency over time. We need effective leaders, mentors and advisors who can help map the path and manage the culture change process.”
Thomler explains that the establishment of the Gov 2.0 Steering Group will help achieve this.
“AGIMO has been given a leadership role in the co-ordination of Gov 2.0 for the Commonwealth and the Steering Group is supporting this and spreading the seeds to leading agencies”.
The Steering Group will play a “critical” role in driving Gov 2.0, says Thomler.
“I believe that the existence and success of the Steering Group will be critical in building awareness, understanding and adoption of Gov 2.0 thinking at senior government levels”.
AGIMO has already released a series of resources to assist agencies with Gov 2.0 progress, Thomler explains.
“They have an important role providing a central hub for agencies to discuss and collaborate on Gov 2.0 practices and providing whole-of-government resources and tools, such as GovSpace and GovDex”.
And already it is clear that the Steering Group is leading by example, he says.
“The Gov 2.0 Steering Group, led by AGIMO, is practicing what it preaches, by modelling senior level engagement via social media”
“Its minutes are being published publicly. Several other agencies have also begun opening their data for public scrutiny, such as the Treasury recently releasing incoming Ministerial briefs with minimal redaction”.
Craig Thomler will be presenting at CeBIT Australia’s Gov 2.0 Conference on 3 – 4 November at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
Joining him will be a group of 20 presenters, including AGIMO’s Peter Alexander, Assistant Secretary, Online Services Branch, presenting case studies and exchanging information about the progress of Gov 2.0 in Australia, the challenges still present and how to move forward with the Gov 2.0 and open government agendas.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Goldmine Of Opportunities In Gov 2.0
Seeing a need to help 60 million Americans manage their $4 trillion dollars in retirement accounts, Mike and Ryan Alfred launched BrightScope in 2008. They headed to Washington, DC, to obtain electronic data on 401K plans from the Department of Labor. They assumed that since every employer is required to provide the government with this information, it would be readily available to any citizen.
But the brothers were wrong. Labor Department officials first said that they didn’t have these data; and when challenged, they offered to provide millions of pages of printed reports—at a cost of five cents a page. The entire data set would have cost a fortune, filled 1400 boxes, and been impossible to use. Undeterred, Mike and Ryan started a lobbying campaign. With the help of several Senators, they caused the government to relent and give them electronic copies of the reports they needed.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thomler: Strong Progress Made, but Governance Frameworks and Organisational Change Still Inhibiting Gov 2.0
An evolution of the culture within the public sector towards supporting Gov 2.0 has made steady ground since the declaration of open government in July, explains Gov 2.0 advocate, Craig Thomler.
But governance frameworks and organisational culture are proving to be the biggest inhibitors to transformation, he believes.
Thomler, Online Communications Director at the Department of Health and Ageing told CeBIT Australia yesterday that Australia's governance structures tend to have an aversion to risk-taking.
“The legislative governance and procedural requirements that governments in Australia have, leads to a tendency towards conservative and risk-adverse public sector practices”
“Legislation tends to be biased towards the existing technology at the time of writing and can take time to adjust or reinterpret in light of new technologies, cultural practices and processes” he added.
But governance frameworks and organisational culture are proving to be the biggest inhibitors to transformation, he believes.
Thomler, Online Communications Director at the Department of Health and Ageing told CeBIT Australia yesterday that Australia's governance structures tend to have an aversion to risk-taking.
“The legislative governance and procedural requirements that governments in Australia have, leads to a tendency towards conservative and risk-adverse public sector practices”
“Legislation tends to be biased towards the existing technology at the time of writing and can take time to adjust or reinterpret in light of new technologies, cultural practices and processes” he added.
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