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- In-house social media struggles in local government
- Yammer stammers in Australia, as staff resist extra comms channel, By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor . The Register, Posted in Public Sector, 2nd May 2012. "Two Australian local government organisations have found that adding an internal social media tool creates one communications tool too many, and have abandoned trials of enterprise social network Yammer as a result of their experiences..."
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- Comments invited from Digital Local Government Program stakeholders
- The Hon Simon Crean MP - Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government; Minister for the Arts. Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy - Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Joint Media Release, Thursday, 25 August 2011. "The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and the Hon Simon Crean, Minister for Regional Development and Local Government, today called for comments from stakeholders on draft program guidelines for the Digital Local Government program. Senator Conroy said the draft guidelines provide information on the purpose and objectives of the program, as well as the process for councils to access the initial funding round..."
Added: 30 August 2011;
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- Digital Local Government Program Guidelines - Round One - Draft - in pdf format (236kb)
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. "These draft program guidelines for the Digital Local Government (DLG) program were released on 25 August 2011 for public consultation. Comments on these draft guidelines are sought by 9 September 2011..."
Added: 30 August 2011;
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- Local Government to benefit from the NBN
- Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy - Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Media Release, 22 June 2011 "... Senator Conroy said grants will initially be available for the eight councils in the NBN first release sites in Tasmania and mainland Australia. These are: Moreland City Council (Victoria); Townsville City Council (Queensland); Kiama Municipal and Armidale Dumaresq Councils (New South Wales); City of Onkaparinga (South Australia); and, Circular Head, Dorset and Sorell Councils (Tasmania). Senator Conroy said local governments can apply individually but encouraged them to partner with private sector vendors and/or form partnerships with other eligible local governments..."
Added: 22 June 2011;
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- Conroy launches $17.1m Digital Local Government project
- The program will help local councils take advantage of the NBN through the development and upgrade of online service delivery to homes and businesses, by Chloe Herrick (Computerworld). CIO, 22 June, 2011. "Communication minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced a $17.1 million Digital Local Government program dedicated to improving local government services through broadband. Conroy unveiled the project at the National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra, and said the program would assist local councils take full advantage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) through the development and upgrade of online service delivery to homes and businesses..."
Added: 22 June 2011;
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- Best practice guide for Councils when initially dealing with NBN Co - in pdf format (1587kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Australian Local Government Association, June 2011. "The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a key initiative for the Commonwealth Government and for NBN Co which is tasked to build the network. To assist in creating a platform for the delivery of high speed broadband to families and businesses throughout Australia, NBN Co is seeking assistance from local governments to expedite the rollout whilst protecting amenities. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has produced this guide to provide councils with key engagement insights from several of the first release NBN Co trial site councils as to how they prepared and managed their interaction with NBN Co. While recognising that there is no one size fits all approach for councils, this guide lists several approaches that councils can undertake when dealing with the NBN rollout. The approaches have been sourced from a mix of small and large councils and we hope that their views will prove useful..."
Added: 22 June 2011;
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- Get your act together councils tell NBN Co
- Councils to engage with local community, by Rodney Gedda (Techworld Australia). CIO, 22 June, 2011. "Councils involved in first release sites for the National Broadband Network struggled to prepare for the change and recommend hiring project managers to facilitate the roll out a new report has found. Commissioned by NBN Co and conducted by research firm Ovum, the Best Practice Guide for Councils when initially dealing with NBN Co report was released today at the Australian Local Government Association's National General Assembly in Canberra..."
Added: 22 June 2011;
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- Snap Send Solve
- Developed by Outware Mobile. "Snap Send Solve let's citizens report problems to your council conveniently and accurately, in under 30 seconds. Snap Send Solve is a free iPhone app that lets citizens report issues and provide feedback to your council in under 30 seconds. How Snap Send Solve Works Snap Send Solve determines the citizens location using GPS and sends back all relevant council details, including your council contact information, location, and email address. All reports from Snap Send Solve are sent from a citizens email address so that your council can communicate directly with the citizen to resolve the issue. We are working to develop deeper integration with council backend systems..."
Added: 20 June 2011;
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- iComplain app proves a hit for ratepayers
- by Mitchell Toy. Sunday Herald Sun, June 19, 2011. "Disgruntled ratepayers have been given a new hi-tech weapon to report vandalism and damage to slow-moving local councils. An iPhone application that allows users to take a photo of faulty infrastructure and automatically send it to the right council using GPS positioning is becoming a hit across the country. The free Snap Send Solve app, made by Melbourne tech developer Outware Mobile, has already been used to report thousands of problems including graffiti, broken parking ticket machines and potholes..."
Added: 20 June 2011;
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- Gov 2.0 Benchmark Study: the results are in! - in pdf format (112kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). ESRI Australia, February 2011: Is your GIS ready for Gov 2.0? The results of Esri Australia's Gov 2.0 Benchmark Study are in. According to Australia's local governments, Gov 2.0 is here to stay, and GIS will play a key role in enabling the concept. The Benchmark Study, which surveyed councils from around Australia on how they use GIS, had a resounding consensus that GIS is an important ingredient in bringing the concepts of community engagement, transparency and government accountability to fruition..."
Added: 8 March 2011;
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- Using Twitter as a benchmark for Australian local government use of social media
- by James Dellow. ChiefTech, Friday, 27 March 2009. "... Now, I don’t believe Twitter is the beginning and end of social computing, but it does provide an interesting benchmark for comparison. Lets consider the UK and Australia: Local authorities in the UK on Twitter = 90 out of 468 (approx. 20%) versus Local councils in Australia on Twitter = 3 out of 677 (less than 1%)..."
Added: 8 April 2009;
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- Govt extends IT deals to councils
- by AAP. ZDNet Australia, 18 November 2008. "Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has invited local councils to join the Commonwealth in procurement to make the best use of the Australian Government's massive buying power..."
Added: 20 November 2008;
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- How Green Is Your Council?
- Digital signatures take the concept of traditional paper-based signing and turn it into a digital "fingerprint" enable local governments to easily migrate from cumbersome paper-based processes to a secure and efficient paper-free environment, by Sue Bushell. CIO, 22 November 2007. "City councils in Australia and New Zealand are cutting back on paper related expenditures to boost their green credentials and achieve cost savings. Some councils are turning to digital signatures to expedite their approval and other business processes, reduce costs and increase security while reducing or eliminating hard copy submissions. With the issue of global warming growing in importance, they say an environmentally friendly approach is not only responsible but will positively impact on their bottom line..."
Added: 27 November 2007;
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- Patents bid quietly laid to rest
- by Karen Dearne. AustralianIT, October 23, 2007. "The federal Health Department has quietly halted a controversial Pharmacy Guild bid to patent key aspects of a national medical record sharing network. In July, the guild assigned its interest to the commonwealth and, in August, the department withdrew the application ahead of a formal determination by the patents body, IP Australia..."
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- Power to the People
- Some councils are getting ahead of the pack in the race to attract new residents by introducing their own IT innovations, Lia Timson reports. The Age, September 5, 2006. "At nearly 84, Lorna Plate rarely manages to attend her local council meetings, but for the past year the resident of Sydney's Northern Beaches has watched Warringah Council's fortnightly proceedings live on the web from her home PC. The council is one of a few in Australia to provide meeting webcasting as a way to increase citizen participation in local issues..."
Added: 12 September 2006;
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