tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post10073904639270397..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: Should political accounts for governments declare they're not run by the public service?Craig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-68439129939864770012013-04-02T07:06:21.308+11:002013-04-02T07:06:21.308+11:00Hi Simon,
We do have a policy stating that every ...Hi Simon,<br /><br />We do have a policy stating that every (federal) department must innovate.<br /><br />Is this less useful than a policy stating that every department must make its websites accessible?Craig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-13182055864447952852013-04-02T07:04:12.050+11:002013-04-02T07:04:12.050+11:00Hi NZ public servant. As a public servant you'...Hi NZ public servant. As a public servant you'd understand a fair amount how governments operate internally, who is a public servant and who is a party employee.<br /><br />Such knowledge is unevenly distributed across the broader population. <br /><br />It is a popular refrain amongst the many public servants I know that the general populace doesn't know which department to speak to and has difficultly distinguishing the roles of different government levels, let alone understanding who is who in the zoo.<br /><br />So I appreciate that you understand that the people managing the PM's Press Office account are not public servants. However I dispute your view that this automatically means that the majority of Twitter users - who do not have the experience that you have - will see the world in the same way as you do.Craig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-13277591605582383432013-04-01T12:45:45.996+11:002013-04-01T12:45:45.996+11:00I love the comment "already self-defining&quo...I love the comment "already self-defining". Just because a person/citizen of a country happens to be its PM, at the moment, and have the support of a bunch of people employed by the public purse, doesn't mean she shouldn't have the opportunity to give her opinion on things. Logically, we also have to believe that every APS employee has no opinion. <br /><br />Working on this logic, anyone/public servant who agreed, or disagreed, with @JuliaGillard must be seen to lie in one of two partisan camps.<br /><br />It's that kind of naive thinking which causes the dumbing down of any discussion in most countries (although Aus seems to excel in the "all black" vs "all white" approach). E.g. Discussions about the NBN seem to boil down to the efficacy of taking Either a FTTN, OR a FTTP approach. Splitting 'a minister for social MEDIA' from 'one for ancient/broadcast MEDIA' will also appear logical. After all, they are "self defining".<br /><br />The other belief which goes with this kind of stupidity is that gov's can fix/manage/regulate everything. Pass a policy and everything will change. OK so we need a policy which says "every gov department must innovate". Let the professional wars begin. <br /><br />It's getting a bit boring listening to these kinds of discussion. So let me give you this. When I log onto to an online service, regardless of whether it's a private of public one, i don't want to have to use an (open) ID from a commercial operator. I just want to, in this country, use this one. http://australia.gov.au/service/register-for-online-services<br /><br />Hey, even Julia (or whever she wants to nominate) should be allowed to use it as well. We should to be democratic about these things.simonfjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583209266917360845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-49360253949351749052013-03-29T09:38:21.736+11:002013-03-29T09:38:21.736+11:00It's already self-defining. Why would anyone a...It's already self-defining. Why would anyone assume a PM office account was run by anyone but the PM's office which is obviously staffed by political staff?<br /><br />Why would the PM's office have to declare that it is the PM's office? More to the point, why would the PM need to declare that she is the PM and not a public servant?<br /><br />"I recognise this account is operated by the PM's Office, not the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and thereby by staff appointed by the ruling party, not by the Australian Public Service (APS). They're called Member of Parliament Staff (MOPS) and are not required to abide by the Public Service Act, instead falling under the Members of Parliament Staff Act."<br /><br /> NZ public servanthttp://www.nzs.com/site-profile/maf.govt.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-79634906449483618212013-03-28T23:07:35.537+11:002013-03-28T23:07:35.537+11:00Nice post,keep sharing such stuff with us,thanksNice post,keep sharing such stuff with us,thanksVPS Server Hosting UKhttp://cheapvpsuk.com/noreply@blogger.com