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July 5, 2012

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	Government Use of Social Media & Best Practice		Victoria
	Government 2.0 and Government Data		Australia
	Information Technology		State & Territory Government
	Website Practice		Focus on Countries

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	Victoria \| Top ^
	Digital Cities Exploring Melbourne's Digital Future Smart Meters Jemena launches web portal for electricity consumers
	Australia \| Top ^
	Australian Taxation Office ATO explains Mac e-tax delay Broadband Connecting Australia – Winter Edition Electronic Health Records E-health registrations can't handle names with hyphens and apostrophes Govt's new e-health platform already hacked GPs warned over online record risks Emergencies and Safety Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub Statistics Social Media Statistics Australia – June 2012
	State and Territory Government \| Top ^
	Australian Capital Territory ACT Government planning to release a data portal and real-time bus information in reusable formats Queensland Email program scrapped, saving millions Qld dumps whole of government email project Qld gives IDES marching orders Western Australia Govt ISP saves agencies from audit shame Information Systems Audit Report Western Australia boosts mobile broadband services
	Government Use of Social Media & Best Practice \| Top ^
	Corporate Social Media Australia: State of Play Report 2012 Social Media for Public Participation: Step 1 - Inform Twitter Transparency Report Using Social Media in Local Government: 2011 Survey Report
	Government 2.0 and Government Data \| Top ^
	Guidelines for Open Data Policies Online Town Hall Lets Residents Improve Their Own Neighborhood Without Leaving The Couch Open Data Policy Guidelines The Unbearable Lightness of Openness
	Website Practice \| Top ^
	Accessibility Guideline: Accessibility: Understanding the WCAG - text alternatives Domain Names The GAC Strikes Back New gTLD Program: Technical Resources for Trademark Clearinghouse Available to Prospective New gTLD Registry Operators US Government decides to leave key Internet governance role with ICANN Mobile Web Mobile Landing Page Optimization - 10 Best Practices for Success 3 Ways to Approach Website Optimization for Tablet Visitors Online Marketing Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review Twitter Posting Best Practices for Better Big Brand Engagement & Interaction [Study] Online Video How to Choose an Online Video Platform Search Engines Keyword Research – Beyond Adwords Exact Match The New Mobile SEO Strategy Three Free Keyword Research Tools Web Analytics Data At Your Fingertips: Announcing The Google Analytics App For Android 5 Little Known Facts About Google Analytics (and Why They Matter) Measuring a Mobile World: Introducing Mobile App Analytics NEW! Google Analytics Android App: Reporting on the Go NEW! Google Analytics Mobile App Tracking: Data & Reports Virtual Pageviews Or Event Tracking – Which Is Right For You? Workflows Simplified - Introducing Flow Viz PDF Export and Alerts Widget
	Information Technology \| Top ^
	Trends The Future of Smart Systems
	Focus on Countries \| Top ^
	Bulgaria The National Programme 'Digital Bulgaria 2015' aims at making 75 % of the population use the Internet Canada Access requests reveal lack of information Canada Revenue Agency discontinues TELEFILE service Canadians want convenient government eservices, with 62% preferring a single government ID card: PwC Citizen Compass report Minister Ambrose Announces the Passage of Legislation on Shared Services Canada (SSC) Quebec unveils central website for data Quebec's open data portal: early reactions Czech Republic New Public Administration Portal is live Europe European Parliament wants a report on its use of open source New Zealand Commerce Commission issues final determinations for UFB information disclosure Cost and confusion could compromise NZ's NBN update HealthLink boss calls for health IT overhaul Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia to provide electronic municipal services United Arab Emirates E-mail is most preferred channel to deal with govt United Kingdom The Big Data Opportunity: Making government faster, smarter and more personal The Essence of Collaboration Is Selfishness GOV.UK editorial style guide Infographic: Big Data and the public sector Introducing a new tool – Licence Finder Introducing the next iteration of GOV.UK KPMG: better data = better public services Maude: we don't have enough data for Big Data push yet Open Data White Paper commits Government to publishing Developer Engagement Strategy Public Data: UK government is wasting billions by the mismanagement of data UK Cabinet Office relaunches Data.gov.uk, releases open data white paper 'UK could save £33bn by better use of Big Data' claim Viewpoint: Could Big Data totally change the way gov't and citizen talk to one another? United States Making the Case for Online Voting (Opinion) No summer break here: agencies to receive plain-language report cards 2012: The Social Media Election? (Opinion) US Ignite Launches to Catalyze the next generation of Internet applications USAID uses data.gov for crowdsourcing
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	This week's highlights
	Victoria - Guideline: Accessibility: Understanding the WCAG - text alternatives

	Canada - Integrated Commissioning for Open Public Services

	Quebec - Quebec unveils central website for data

	UK - The Big Data Opportunity: Making government faster, smarter and more personal

	UK - GOV.UK editorial style guide

	Gov Data - Guidelines for Open Data Policies

	Social Media - Corporate Social Media Australia: State of Play Report 2012

	Social Media - Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review

	Social Media - Using Social Media in Local Government: 2011 Survey Report

	Last week's highlights
	NZ - Increased focus on smart online govt services

	UK - Integrated Commissioning for Open Public Services

	UK - Open Data White Paper: Unleashing the Potential

	US - System upgrade? The first year of the Government's ICT strategy

	US - Tech Trends 2012: Elevate IT for digital business - A Federal perspective

	Gov 2.0 - Proposing the The Office of Yes staffed with Citizen Concierges

	Gov Data - Open data: Driving growth, ingenuity and innovation

	Open Projects- How an "Open Project" Approach Can Change the World

	Social Media - Twitter Tool for Increased Engagement

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