Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Thursday, February 02, 2023

It's time for Australian government to take artificial intelligence (AI) seriously

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Over the last two and a half years I've been deep in a startup using generative artificial intelligence (AI that writes text) to help so...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Digital is boring - it's time for purpose-based transformation

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One reason I've posted less frequently in this blog over the last few years is that, frankly, digital in government has become boring. ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

If exposure to social media messages can affect human moods & more, what responsibility do digital marketers & organisations hold?

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There's a lot of evidence available now that the emotional tone of the messaging that people are exposed to on social media goes on to ...
Thursday, November 24, 2016

Census 2016 Senate Inquiry report - what's been recommended to avoid another #CensusFail

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Both the Senate Inquiry report on Census 2016 and the Review of the Events Surrounding the 2016 eCensus (by Alastair MacGibbon, Special A...
Monday, October 24, 2016

For how long should we judge people by a few intemperate comments?

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Over the last few weeks we've seen several prime examples of individuals being judged and convicted by comments they made at some point...
Friday, August 26, 2016

How to shut down the easiest path for hackers into your organisation

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In the news today is a story about how the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has issued guidance to staff on how to manage their per...
Friday, August 12, 2016

What follows #CensusFail

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I think it is now safe to say that, technically at least, #CensusFail has peaked, with the ABS and IBM successfully restoring most access f...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

#CensusFail - What the ABS did well, what they didn't & what other agencies should learn from it - PLUS: Who attacked the Census?

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I feel sorry for the ABS guys this morning - they've just seen three years of planning and effort effectively blow up in their faces, a...
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Friday, August 05, 2016

Is it time for governments to extend digital security protections to all parliamentary candidates & parties?

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Over the last few years we've seen increasing attention on the use of personal technology by politicians. From our current Prime Mini...
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Wednesday, August 03, 2016

The consequences of dropping the ball in digital engagement - The ABS and Australian Census 2016

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Next week Australia will be holding its 17th national census (since 1911), led by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which is itself cele...
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Friday, July 01, 2016

The awesome finalists in the Public Sector Innovation Awards

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It's tough to be innovative in many organisations - there's systems that try to regulate and direct change, managing its pace and i...
Monday, May 16, 2016

Digital skills now essential across most government communications roles

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Back in 2009 I predicted that government communications professionals only had about 10 years to gain social media skills or become unemplo...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Senior public servants need counselling, not coddling if they fear to provide frank and fearless advice under the public's gaze

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This week several of Australia’s highest ranking public servants, including the Secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the head of th...