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 [...]
open government
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 [...]
Senator Kate Lundy announced FutureGov Congress coming to Canberra
Today Senator Kate Lundy announced that FutureGov Congress is coming to Canberra this September. Below is a transcript of the event proceedings with some information about Gov 2.0, eGovernment, some related Gov 2.0 initiatives in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget and information about the upcoming FutureGov Congress event and related links. Please also find more information [...]
Press Clipping: NICTA’s eGov technology cluster backs FutureGov Congress in ACT
Media release by NICTA about the upcoming FutureGov Congress in Canberra this September, launched by Senator Kate Lundy: A prominent conference featuring local and international experts in eGovernment will be held in Canberra this year from 12 -14 September. The FutureGov Australia Congress, announced by The Hon. Kate Lundy, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory [...]
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 [...]
Citizen-centric services: A necessary principle for achieving genuine open government
Below is a speech given by Senator Kate Lundy at the Citizen Centric Service Delivery 2011 conference on March 1st 2011. Open Government can mean many things. It relates to accessible and transparent data, the extent government engages citizens in decision making and the accessibility of government itself. With the increases in Internet access in [...]
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
