Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we have gathered, the Ngunnawal people, and thank them for their continuing contributions to our wonderful Canberra community.
The first term of a new government is arguably one of the most transformative periods in modern democracies as new ideas responding to new [...]
open government
Speech to the Technology in Government and the Public Sector conference
Press clipping: Politician Profiles: Senator Kate Lundy
Senator Lundy was interviewed by Computerworld for a profile piece on her thoughts around ICT:
Senator Kate Lundy has become known in the technology community as a fierce advocate of government engagement and Gov 2.0, pushing for support of many of the recommendations made last year by the Government 2.0 Taskforce, and pre-empting the declaration of [...]
Speech notes from Google Election 2010 Launch
Senator Lundy spoke at the Google Australia Election 2010 launch, alongside other panelists, Paul Fletcher MP and Senator Scott Ludlam. Her speech notes are below, and all video content from the event is available at http://www.youtube.com/australiavotes.
If the first incarnation of the internet saw the democratisation of information and made us all publishers, the second incarnation [...]
The Declaration of Open Government
Today Minister Tanner launched the Australian Declaration of Open Government on the AGIMO Govspace website.
The Declaration was one of the core recommendations of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce Report (the Government response is here), and it includes some good key principles for Open Government in the 21st century which I’ve quoted below:
The Australian Government’s support for [...]
OLPC Oceania update and chance meeting with Gartner’s Andrea Di Maio
Some days just work out right. Last Thursday week was one of them.
Early in the day, I bumped into Glenn Archer, the CIO of DEEWR whilst walking in Parliament House who mentioned Andrea Di Maio was in Canberra for the day. I asked Glenn if he could ask whether we could arrange a meeting at [...]
My thoughts on an opt-in filter
As I have indicated in several blog posts, I am working to change the Internet filtering policy to better achieve the policy goals of protecting children through empowering and educating parents. I have spoken before about the two key amendments I am advocating, ie: a) protect in legislation the availability of an unfiltered, open Internet [...]
Declaration of open government imminent
Article in Computerworld:
The Federal Government will soon act on one of the Government 2.0 Taskforce’s central recommendation in declaring an open government, according to Labour Senator, Kate Lundy.
Full article at http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/348084/declaration_open_government_imminent/
Reflections from Gov 2.0 Expo 2010, Washington DC
Update: Please also see my speech notes for what I covered in my keynote speech and the Australian panel discussions. Also please see Minister Tanner’s blog post where he supported me going to the Gov 2.0 Expo as the “Australian ambassador promoting the Government’s commitment to Gov 2.0 and our achievements thus far”.
Update 2: Feedback [...]
Keynote Address: Gov2.0 Expo 2010
Update: Please also see my “Reflections from Gov 2.0 Expo 2010, Washington DC” post for my thoughts on the event, and the media and Twitter coverage.
Below are the notes for two speeches Senator Lundy gave to the international Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington D.C. on the 26th May 2010, including additional links, information and examples [...]
Senator Lundy to Keynote at Global Gov 2.0 Expo
Senator Kate Lundy will be a keynote speaker at the international Gov 2.0 Expo later this week. She will be discussing Open Government, and how Australia is innovating with technology and new community collaborations to make government more transparent, participatory and responsive to the changing needs of citizens.
http://www.gov2expo.com/
The Senator was originally invited to share the [...]
