Below is the address Senator Lundy gave to FutureGov 2011 on Gov 2.0 as a mechanism for resilience in a 21st century democracy. Below the speech are some short podcasts from Andrew Stott (previous Director of Digital Engagement in the UK) and Chris Moore (CIO for the City of Edmonton, Canada). All transcripts are under [...]
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Press clipping: Open Source: democratising the internets
Article on the ABC blog: While the public at large may reside in ignorance of this global internet fuelled phenomenon affecting applications they use with such regularity, there are those in our nation’s capital like Jackson who are celebrating it this week with the Open Source Developers Conference. Held over five days at the ANU, [...]
Launching the Open Technology Foundation with Dr Terry Cutler
On Wednesday the 14th September, I’m going to be launching the Open Technology Foundation with the organisation’s new Chair, Dr Terry Cutler. The Open Technology Foundation has been a couple of years in the making, and is an initiative about supporting the use of open technologies, methods and standards across governments. They have participation at [...]
ICT in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget
As someone who has been interested in technology for many years, I thought it would be interesting to do a bit of an overview of programs in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget that relate to technology and to our capacity as a nation to leverage the benefits and opportunities presented in the digital age, along with [...]
Speech to the Annual Institute of Information Management Dinner
Senator Lundy spoke at the annual dinner for the Institute of Information Management, as part of Information Awareness Month. Below are some notes from the speech. Please note, a video will be released next week featuring Senator Lundy discussing all technology related items from the budget which will build upon the items below. The value [...]
Accessing Australia: The Challenges of Digitisation
Senator Lundy gave a speech at the “HASS on the Hill” conference as part of a session on Accessing Australia: the challenges of digitisation. HASS on the Hill is an event coordinated by the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) for the humanities, arts and social sciences sector to communicate with government [...]
Press clipping: The World’s Top 10 Gov 2.0 Initiatives
Senator Lundy was named n umber 5 in a short list of the world’s top 10 Gov 2.0 initiatives for 2010. Read the full article at http://shareable.net/blog/the-worlds-top-10-gov-20-initiatives
Press clipping: Gov 2.0 more than a “one-shot” for South Australia
Article in ComputerWorld Au by James Hutchinson about Gov 2.0 and what the South Australian Government is planning: The United States Air Force and Labor senator, Kate Lundy, have become inspirations for the South Australian Government’s burgeoning Gov 2.0 initiatives, according to government CIO, Andrew Mills. Though the state hasn’t been as proactive in its [...]
Senator Lundy wins International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics
Senator Lundy wins International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics MEDIA RELEASE Senator Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship Senator for the A.C.T Monday 18th October 2010 Labor Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has been named the winner of the International Top [...]
Press clipping: Lundy to prime PM’s Gov 2.0 engine
Article by James Riley in ITWire: The technology sector’s profile got a big promotion within the Gillard Government when ACT Senator Kate Lundy was elevated into a Parliamentary Secretary role. It’s in her nature these days, it seems, she takes the industry with her wherever she goes. But as Parliamentary Secretary for Prime Minister & [...]
