CeBIT 2010
Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
Introduction
If the first incarnation of the internet saw the democratisation of information, and made us all publishers, the second incarnation of the internet – Web2.0 – is the democratisation of innovation and decision-making, and will make us all co-designers of civil society in the 21st century.
This brings with it a great [...]
Public Sphere 3: ICT & Creative Industry Development is now finally closed for further edits. The recommendations are all in an online endorsement system called IdeaScale and we’d like to strongly encourage you to take a few minutes to endorse recommendations you care about. This process is a basic quality assurance of the ideas as [...]
We have been witnessing a technological revolution for many years now and like the renaissance, the social revolution that follows is profound.
As recently as 2002 I remember being challenged about what was perceived as my inappropriately high level of enthusiasm for the Internet. The bursting of the dot.com bubble saw many a cyber-sceptic adopt the [...]
On Monday 22 June, Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation together with Joe Ludwig, Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, will launch an exciting new initiative designed to explore the benefits of ‘government 2.0′ tools and strategies.
The launch will take place at 11.40 am at Parliament House at the all day Government 2.0 [...]
Kate Lundy, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory told news.com.au she used the service regularly.
Copyright Future: Copyright Freedom
Conference
27-28 March 2009
Old Parliament House Canberra
Dinner Presentation
I’d like to begin tonight by illustrating the beauty of open access to intellectual property. I am going to borrow a thought from Lawrence Lessig, who in turn is borrowing from someone else. I thinks it contextualises my comments.
Lawrence wrote this of the US Republican Party [...]
Sharing Data, Sharing Ideas
Slides will be available from presentions at the seminar.
Wednesday 21st May 2009
Knibbs Theatre, ABS House, Canberra
Notes from opening address.
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land we are gathered. I pay my respects to elders past and present, and thank them for their ongoing contribution to our wonderful community [...]
Interesting developments last week in the US signal an important shift in attitude to government/citizen relations. Is citizen-centric government on it’s way?
Pia brought this White House press release to my attention and I agree that it is noteworthy. It outlines the change in title of the Office of Public Liaison to the Office of Public Engagement. The official [...]
At 12.30 today Senator Lundy spoke at the Pipe Dreams: A vision for a connected Australia and I (Pia) liveblogged the event for everyone. The full video is also available on that link for viewing.
Pipe Dreams: A vision for a connected Australia
Another big thankyou to all who participated in our first public sphere and I can’t wait to read through the twitter stream and blog comments. I am keen to gather feedback about the structure and formula we used the public sphere today so please let me know what you think worked and what we can [...]
