1. Government 2.0 in Australia Peter Alexander Manager, Online Services Branch Australian Government Information Management Office 1 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE

2. Information Commissioner Bill 2009

3. Objective: To make our democracy more participatory and informed and improve the quality and responsiveness of service delivery with the application of Web 2.0 collaborative tools and practices.

14. Photos by John Allsopp and Matt Cashmore, available at gov2.net.au and flickr.com/photos/mattcashmore/sets/72157622569792481/

16. New guidelines for public servants Participating online Web 2.0 provides public servants with unprecedented opportunities to open up government decision making and implementation to contributions from the community. In a professional and respectful manner, APS employees should engage in robust policy conversations. Equally, as citizens, APS employees should also embrace the opportunity to add to the mix of opinions contributing to sound, sustainable policies and service delivery approaches. Employees should also consider carefully whether they should identify themselves as either an APS employee or an employee of their agency. Available at http://www.apsc.gov.au/circulars/circular096.htm

17. Final report delivered 22 December 2009 13 recommendations

19. Taskforce Web 2.0 Recommendations A declaration of Open Government by the Australian Government Coordinate with leadership, guidance and support Improve guidance and require agencies to engage online Encourage public servants to engage online Awards Accessibility Security and Web 2.0 Definition of Commonwealth Record

20. Taskforce PSI recommendations Make public sector information open, accessible and reusable Addressing issues in the operation of copyright Information publication scheme Privacy and confidentiality Encourage info-philanthropy

21. Finance as a Gov 2.0 Leader

22. Government response

23. Questions? Discussion?