Immerse yourself in the 2.0 World

Heaps of great videos to bring you up to speed with all things 2.0 from the recent Government 2.0 Conference in Canberra, Australia. Beats reading huge reports and easier for the eyes so, get a cup of coffee, sit back watch and muse.

http://www.cebit.com.au/2009/conferences/gov-2

Web 2.0 – the now not so new dialogue tools

Check out the paper on ‘Web 2.0: the new tools for democratic conversations’ in the resource centre link below. It’s a snapshot of developments in this space within a government context.

http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.html

Engage: Getting on with Gov 2.0 – draft report from the Taskforce

The draft report of the much awaited Federal Government’s Gov.2.0 Taskforce is now out and awaiting input.

http://gov2.net.au/

Power of the blogosphere

Great little video explaining how the congruence of good youtube messaging with uptake via the blogosphere can result in viral video power for political or other campaigns.

http://youtubeandthe2008election.jitp2.net/video/kwallsten

A Tech President?

A verbatim report from the US on citizen participation issues – looks like a genuine attempt to move in this direction. Amazed to learn their government has 24,000 websites! Imagine if they all aimed to directly engage in dialogue with citizens!

http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/govwebcon-katie-stanton-and-bev-godwin-citizen-participation-and-engagement

Principles for Social Media Interaction

The NZ State Services Commission always has something sensible to add to our understanding of new media and the roles and responsibilities of government employees in this ever changing landcsape.

<http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/document.asp?DocID=7160

Twitter, twitter everywhere a twitter

This little digital birdie is omnipresent…..

http://www.digitalcommunitiesblogs.com/CCIO/2009/03/twitter-facebook-not-ready-for.php

Digital Participation – UK Research

2009 research on UK citizen digital participation in government.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/media_literacy/medlitpub/medlitpubrss/cdp/main.pdf

Social Media in Government

A great slide show on aspects of web 2.0 in government. Well worth a look with many recent references for further research.

http://www.slideshare.net/akrzmarzick/measuring-the-impact-of-social-media-in-government?type=presentation

Innovation and the Power of Ideas

Although not strictly a citizen engagement site, this link will take you to a fantastic collection of ideas presented across the disciplines by a vast range of thinkers and innovators using new media tools. Well worth a browse and may inspire a cross fertilisation of ideas for innovation within government as well.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5