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Media140 #OzPolitics Liveblog | Tweet |
Hi,
I'm liveblogging Media140 #OzPolitics today. It can also be followed via the live stream in the Media140 site and on Twitter using the hashtags #Media140, #OzPolitics and #OzPol.
My liveblog is below, or you can capture my RSS feed at: http://rss.coveritlive.com/rss.php?altcast_code=ff941a7c47
And a view of the day from FirstDogOnMoon - sourced from his FirstBlog at Crikey:
Redefining public goods - by Nicholas Gruen | Tweet |
If you followed the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington earlier this month, you may have seen Nicholas Gruen's presentation on redefining public goods.
If you haven't, it is well worth reviewing (see below) - as are many of the other presentations from the event.
These presentations are available online, together with slides, from the event's website.
His slides are embedded below.
Redefining Public_Private Partnerships Presentation
Complete the ANZSOG survey on the economic value of open government | Tweet |
The South Australian government has commissioned ANZSOG to conduct a research study on the topic of
"Economic value of open access to government-held data and information"
ANZSOG is seeking respondents who can provide information about the approach of their organisations to the collection and dissemination of data and/or information, as well as their personal views on this topic.
They are particularly interested in hearing stories about experiences with open access to government data and/or information (be they positive, negative or neutral).
The survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/govinfosurvey
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes, depending on how much
detail you go into and is divided into the following sections:
Keep your eyes on Media140 #OzPolitics on 23 September | Tweet |
In what is looking like another milestone for Government 2.0 in Australia, the Media140 #OzPolitics event on 23 September at Old Parliament House has an amazing lineup of speakers exploring how the real-time web is changing the face of Australian politics and government engagement.
It features a range of presentations as well as five panels, on
US launches Challenge.gov | Tweet |
The US government recently launched Challenge.gov, a site allowing US agencies to manage and promote challenges, prizes and competitions where the community is asked to help solve a wide range of public governance issues - all in one central location.
The challenge concept is a simple one. By tapping into the wisdom of crowds governments and other organisations are able to provide better and more cost-effective solutions to problems, large or small.
It's hard to see the downside of this approach. Government pays a small amount to incentivise participation in the challenge (a prize). If none of the challenge entries provide a better solution, or are not approaches that a government cannot adopt, the time and money cost is negligible. If a better solution - or multiple better solutions - are entered, then government has made a significant gain at little cost.
The US has taken this a step further by embedding the challenge 'DNA' into a low cost technique available to public servants with the support of the political arm of US government.
Already there are over 40 challenges on the site, with many, many more to come.
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