Guest Post: Now for the main event – you!
Photo by Limbic used under Creative Commons Dr Nicholas Gruen was chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that’s about it from us. We laboured hard, but less long than some...
View ArticleGov 2.0 Taskforce Report as an ePub
This is just a quick post to let you know that the Government 2.0 Taskforce report is now available in ePub format, which can be read on a range of different devices including compatible e-book...
View ArticleDeclaration of Open Government
The central recommendation of the Government 2.0 Taskforce’s report was that the Australian Government makes a declaration of open government. As the Minister responsible for that Taskforce, I am proud...
View ArticleThe Government 2.0 Steering Group
The report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce said that leadership was one of the pillars of Government 2.0. Leadership, the Taskforce said, is crucial in bringing about the cultural change required to...
View ArticleGovernment 2.0 update – amended IP principles released
Last Friday, in response to both the Government 2.0 Taskforce recommendations and the Review of the Australian Government’s Use of Information and Communication Technology, the Attorney-General’s...
View ArticleOpen data and data.gov.au
A crucial part of the Government 2.0 Taskforce report, the Australian Government’s response to the Taskforce and the Government’s subsequent Declaration of Open Government was a focus on releasing more...
View ArticleThe AGIMO Government 2.0 Primer
As part of the work of the Government 2.0 Steering Group, AGIMO has developed a Government 2.0 Primer for Australian Government agencies. The Primer describes common scenarios when agencies can use...
View ArticleAGIMO 2011 – new opportunities for a new decade
Well, we’re heading towards the end of another year and I think it’s timely to give you an update on AGIMO’s work and future direction. This post is based on presentation that John, Glenn and I gave at...
View ArticleGovernment 2.0 Steering Group update: December 2010
As regular readers of this blog would know, the Government 2.0 Steering Group is the body appointed to oversee the implementation of the Government’s response to the Government 2.0 Taskforce. In a...
View ArticleProgress on Government 2.0
The Government 2.0 Taskforce was established in June 2009 to investigate new Web 2.0 approaches to government information and government engagement with the public. A Government 2.0 Steering Group was...
View ArticleAustralia Joins the Open Government Partnership
Today the Australian Government Attorney General and Special Minister of State, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, has announced that Australia is joining the Open Government Partnership. This historic...
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