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

Short video on Gov 2.0

Check out the OZloop site and have a look at the video on Gov 2.0.

http://apsozloop.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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

Lundy and Government 2.0 – Qld Big Picture Seminar

I’ve been off air and on leave (minimal internet, limited phone use and heaps of book reading instead,) so apologies for posting a speech that is over 5 weeks old but, it has to be here because it’s apt and rather good. So please have a look at Senator Lundy’s presentation of 30 October on co-designing for a better democracy.

http://www.katelundy.com.au/2009/11/25/nicta-speech-government-2-0-co-designing-a-better-democracy/

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

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

Centre for Digital Government

A great resource of White Papers on the theme of government, innovation and technolgy.

http://www.pwt.net/

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