It’s certainly encouraging to see the American government turning its attention to social networking culture with projects like govloop. It provides me with hope that the Australian government may begin to forge a more sophisticated culture of sharing and collaboration, underpinned by sound social networking practices.
The U.S. government’s Government Star profile on YouTube also makes for impressive viewing. Surely, this new shift in thinking will have a positive impact down under – and it won’t be a day too soon, either.
Needless to say, such an approach from our government will require a good amount of work, including a sizable group of inter-departmental believers who are passionate and committed to the cause.
Rob
Nice one. I’ll raise a couple of points either side of the ledger. Firstly, I think Web 2.0 has a significant role to play with e-democracy. It allows messaging to be delivered by additional means, as well as real time response to questions and public consultation. On the counter, what if public servants were allowed to put their personal thoughts interwined with government messaging. Could be some confussion as to who they are actually representing. Having said that I think it is doable.
Nigel