Comments on: What do the public servants think? http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/ Igniting Ideas Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike Young http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-832 Mike Young Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:38:01 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-832 One of the real blockages is the requirement for public servants to get permission to get anything into the public domain. This makes it really difficult for them to engage in media like this. One day they will be allowed greater freedom. THe challenge is to find a way that allows them to do it. One of the real blockages is the requirement for public servants to get permission to get anything into the public domain.

This makes it really difficult for them to engage in media like this.

One day they will be allowed greater freedom. THe challenge is to find a way that allows them to do it.

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-827 Stephen Collins Wed, 27 May 2009 08:23:34 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-827 I'm pretty close to Kate Lundy's project, so can talk to anyone who'd like to about it. Can also put you onto her adviser, Pia Waugh, who seriously knows her stuff. Kate is trying hard to walk the talk of open government and she needs our support as much as possible. She's 100 per cent for real. I’m pretty close to Kate Lundy’s project, so can talk to anyone who’d like to about it. Can also put you onto her adviser, Pia Waugh, who seriously knows her stuff.

Kate is trying hard to walk the talk of open government and she needs our support as much as possible. She’s 100 per cent for real.

]]> By: mike seyfang http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-826 mike seyfang Wed, 27 May 2009 08:00:25 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-826 Good point Fergus. Tis easy to be disparaging about the 'politics' angle but leadership is essential. I think @katelundy is showing some of that in the process behind http://tr.im/mvMW - PublicSphere issues wiki. Would be interested in other people's opinion on that effort. Tis certainly prominent in the world of online social media where I live. Good point Fergus. Tis easy to be disparaging about the ‘politics’ angle but leadership is essential. I think @katelundy is showing some of that in the process behind http://tr.im/mvMW – PublicSphere issues wiki.

Would be interested in other people’s opinion on that effort. Tis certainly prominent in the world of online social media where I live.

]]> By: Fergus Hogarth http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-824 Fergus Hogarth Wed, 27 May 2009 03:42:54 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-824 I think political leadership around the issue is critical, ala the words which Blair and Obama have uttered about open government and engagement. There are many public servants who are active and interested in the social media space, although, interestingly, not many in Australia who officially represent their organisations online. The extent to which public servants can 'lead' transformation is unclear - the event which Stephen mentions will test this, and that's a great thing. I think political leadership around the issue is critical, ala the words which Blair and Obama have uttered about open government and engagement. There are many public servants who are active and interested in the social media space, although, interestingly, not many in Australia who officially represent their organisations online. The extent to which public servants can ‘lead’ transformation is unclear – the event which Stephen mentions will test this, and that’s a great thing.

]]> By: litfuse http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-823 litfuse Tue, 26 May 2009 12:17:06 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-823 Thanks Steve. I've joined the google group Thanks Steve. I’ve joined the google group

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-822 Stephen Collins Tue, 26 May 2009 12:07:21 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-822 I hope you liked the talk. It seemed to go over really well at GOVIS - http://www.govis.org.nz/conference2009/govis-2009-conference-handbook.htm. There seems to be a growing and rich community of politicians and public servants whose thinking is at or moving in the direction I posited in the talk I gave. We're working on running an initial event in Canberra to bring this thinking closer to the minds of the public sector and politicians. We have more than a little interest. You can keep up with discussions at the Government 2.0 Australia Google Group - http://groups.google.com.au/group/gov20canberra?hl=en-GB I hope you liked the talk. It seemed to go over really well at GOVIS – http://www.govis.org.nz/conference2009/govis-2009-conference-handbook.htm.

There seems to be a growing and rich community of politicians and public servants whose thinking is at or moving in the direction I posited in the talk I gave. We’re working on running an initial event in Canberra to bring this thinking closer to the minds of the public sector and politicians. We have more than a little interest.

You can keep up with discussions at the Government 2.0 Australia Google Group – http://groups.google.com.au/group/gov20canberra?hl=en-GB

]]> By: Paul http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-821 Paul Tue, 26 May 2009 11:58:21 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-821 Mike Seyfang also pointed me to this article by Mark Elliott http://opengov.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/3112-4049 which is proposing ideas along the same lines as this blog post and its links. #opengov Mike Seyfang also pointed me to this article by Mark Elliott http://opengov.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/3112-4049 which is proposing ideas along the same lines as this blog post and its links. #opengov

]]> By: Paul http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-820 Paul Tue, 26 May 2009 11:34:29 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-820 Thanks Mike Thanks Mike

]]> By: mike seyfang http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2009/05/26/what-do-the-public-servants-think/#comment-819 mike seyfang Tue, 26 May 2009 10:54:33 +0000 http://blog.litfuse.com.au/?p=205#comment-819 On the matter of making public information more freely available online, I think the type of licensing / policy framework addressed by http://www.gilf.gov.au/ is a great start. On the matter of making public information more freely available online, I think the type of licensing / policy framework addressed by http://www.gilf.gov.au/ is a great start.

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