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We are currently seeking input for Gov 2.0 Taskforce Project 8

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Headshift is currently completing a project for the Government 2.0 Taskforce, to develop online engagement guidelines and a Web 2.0 toolkit for Australian government agencies (see the brief - PDF or RTF format).Our approach for this project involves creating use... read full post

Upgrading Democracy in Australia - Reboot needed

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The Centre for Policy Development is an independent Australian public interest think tank. Lee Bryant and I were invited to submit an article for the latest edition of their Insight Magazine, which became available online today. The theme for this... read full post

Social innovation gardening

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I wrote this short piece about the relevance of Government 2.0 to service delivery at a local level: The exciting dimension of Government 2.0 is the impact it can have on communities where Local Government is at the front line,... read full post

Don't short change online citizens

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If you follow me on Twitter, you will know I've been critical at times of the Australian government's recent efforts to embrace Government 2.0 and more technology-supported participatory approaches. So far I have been generally disappointed with the examples I've... read full post

Public Sphere #2 videos

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Video recordings of each of the Public Sphere #2 presentations are now available online - including mine:Public Sphere: Government 2.0 - James Dellow from Kate Lundy on Vimeo.There are plenty more videos to browse through if you have time.... read full post

Government 1.0 is dead. Prepare for the Age of Government 2.0!

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When you work in government, there are always lots of training and information sessions on this and that - from how to behave ethically to the procedure for booking a meeting room. There is a particular pattern to this kind... read full post

Web 2.0 in Government 2009 and Dominic Campbell from FutureGov

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The event Website for the Web 2.0 in Government 2009 conference I mentioned the other day has been updated with more details about the program of speakers.There is one slight change that I know isn't reflected on the event site... read full post

Government and non-profit sector conferences coming up in May and June

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I have a couple of conferences that I'm attending coming up in May and June that may be of interest, both with a strong community, non-profit and government flavour:Connecting Up 2009 - 11th-12th MayThe first is the Connecting Up 2009... read full post

A Postcard from BarCamp Canberra

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Last weekend I had the great pleasure of participating in BarCamp Canberra, with a personal objective of networking with other like minded people interested in Government 2.0. Canberra is of course the centre of federal government in Australia, so I... read full post