Bringing Gov 2.0 to life - Walkleys Public Affairs Conference

Bringing Gov 2.0 to life Craig Thomler 6 September 2011

Government 2.0 represents a fundamental shift in the relationship between citizens and government, to the benefit of both.

Government 2.0 includes...
Using tools and techniques enabled by digital technologies to bring citizens 'inside the tent'.
Empowering citizens to be active participants in government decision-making processes and supporting them to do for themselves.
Opening up public data for public reuse to inform and enable new insights, better decisions and more effective policy.
Initiatives from individuals and non-government organisations as well as government.

Gov 2.0 in Australia
Over 250 online consultations in last two years
Over 370 Departmental Twitter accounts
Over 70 agency blogs (all levels of government)
Over 35 agencies using YouTube
Over 40 Facebook pages
At least 5 data mash-up competitions
99 federal politicians on Twitter

Growth in Twitter use

Gov 2.0 adoption is growing

Challenges remain
Generation gap
Political climate
Public service culture
Legislation and policy
Speed of change
Personal vs professional
Adoption and reach

Bringing Gov 2.0 to life Craig Thomler 6 September 2011

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