Web 2.0, open data and the Government 2.0 Taskforce
Ann Steward
Australian Government CIO
Deputy Secretary, AGIMO
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Web 2.0: online tools encouraging user participation and interaction
Government 2.0: use of those tools to encourage more open governance
Open data: data publication as a sign of transparency
The Government 2.0 Taskforce (‘Taskforce’) will advise and assist the Government to:
make government information more accessible and usable;
make government more consultative, participatory and transparent;
build a culture of online innovation within Government;
promote collaboration across agencies with respect to online and information initiatives;
identify and/or trial initiatives that may achieve or demonstrate how to accomplish the above objectives.
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
Worries over privacy concerns
resulting in a one-way flow of
information
Websites contained "read-only"
material
Widespread computer illiteracy and
slow internet connections
Publishing
Web content as the outcome of large
up-front investment
Content management systems
Mainly static personal web pages
From publishing to participation
Links based on tagging
Decentralization of website content, now generated from the "bottom-up", with many users being contributors and producers of information, as well as the traditional consumers
Social networking profiles, such as Facebook
Readers can comment on posts
Blogs and blog site aggregation
Encouraged to engage
APS Values and Code of Conduct still apply
Official vs Professional vs Personal
Final report delivered
22 December 2009
13 recommendations
Government responded
3 May 2010
Open Government Declaration
Coordinate with leadership, guidance & support
Improve guidance & require agencies to engage online
Encourage public servants to engage online
Government 2.0 Awards
Accessibility
Security and Web 2.0
Definition of Commonwealth Record
Make PSI open, accessible and reusable
Addressing issues in copyright operation
Information publication scheme
Privacy & confidentiality
Encourage info-philanthropy
Released 3 May 2010
Accepted 12 of the 13 recommendations with some modifications
Deferred consideration of one recommendation
Agreed to make a declaration of open government
Appointed Finance as Government 2.0 lead agency
Directed Finance to provide online engagement advice and develop data.gov.au website
Directed Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to take forward work on PSI
Opening social media sites to employees
Providing employees with guidance on engaging online
Introducing permissive licensing schemes for Departmental publications
Launched AGIMO blog
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