Daily digest containing the latest updates to the eGovernment Resource Centre http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/rss/egov-daily-digest.xml Copyright State Government of Victoria en-au Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:30 +1100 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:48 +1100 administration@egov.vic.gov.au FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.1.0) Business strategies for social media work well for government organizations, expert says, By Doug Beizer. Federal Computer Week, November 18, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2654-1-1-8-s-0:l-17778-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:48 +1100 Draft map covers 5,000 standardized clinical terms, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, November 18, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1927-1-1-8-s-0:l-17777-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:18 +1100 Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative, Final Public Draft. NIST Special Publication 800-37, Revision 1, National Institute of Standards and Technology, November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1952-1-1-8-s-0:l-17775-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:54:02 +1100 By Jill R. Aitoro. NextGov, 18 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1952-1-1-8-s-0:l-17774-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:28 +1100 A parliamentary group has launched a competition for young e-media professionals to help it educate MPs on data handling issues. GC News - Kable, Wednesday 18 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1391-1-1-8-s-0:l-17773-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:38:49 +1100 The council may use free wireless internet access for all its residents to provide remote health and e-government services. The Guardian - Kable, Tuesday 17 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2165-1-1-8-s-0:l-17772-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:32:10 +1100 By Matt Williams, Assistant Editor. Government Technology, November 17, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3065-1-1-8-s-0:l-17771-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:46 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 18 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2897-1-1-8-s-0:l-17766-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:54:47 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 18 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2897-1-1-8-s-0:l-17765-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:11 +1100 Landmark proposal on OS mapping and postcode area information is victory for Free Our Data campaign, by Charles Arthur. The Guardian, Thursday 19 November 2009 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1891-1-1-8-s-0:l-17764-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:36:40 +1100 Cabinet Office News Release, CAB/101/09, 18 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1399-1-1-8-s-0:l-17763-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:39 +1100 House bill is in response to embarrassing data leaks, by Jaikumar Vijayan (Computerworld (US)). Computerworld, 19 November, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1692-1-1-8-s-0:l-17757-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19:56 +1100 by Jacob Leetch. The Age, November 17, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2072-1-1-8-s-0:l-17756-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:13:33 +1100 by Clay Lucas. The Age, November 19, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2072-1-1-8-s-0:l-17754-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:28:29 +1100 by Mex Cooper. The Age, November 18, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2072-1-1-8-s-0:l-17755-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:38:17 +1100 by Igor Faletski. SitePoint, November 18, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2203-1-1-8-s-0:l-17751-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:25 +1100 Imagine all that information gathered by government. Soon it will available – helpfully linked up, by Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt. The Times, November 18, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1891-1-1-8-s-0:l-17750-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:07 +1100 Edited by John Gøtze, Christian Bering Pedersen, Foreword by Don Tapscott. 21Gov.net, November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3008-1-1-8-s-0:l-17749-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:27:15 +1100 Posted by Suzanne Tindal. ZDNet Australia, November 16, 2009 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2794-1-1-8-s-0:l-17746-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:39 +1100 ePractice.eu, 12 November 2009. Country EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic Interoperability, Open Source, Policy. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1994-1-1-8-s-0:l-17742-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:53 +1100 ePractice.eu, 12 November 2009. Country United Kingdom; Domain eGovernment; Topic Services for Citizens, Legal Aspects, Regional and Local, User-centric Services. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1778-1-1-8-s-0:l-17741-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:44:17 +1100 ePractice.eu, 12 November 2009. Country United Kingdom; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, User-centric Services. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2007-1-1-8-s-0:l-17740-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:22 +1100 ePractice.eu, 16 November 2009. Country Italy/EU, Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Interoperability, Policy. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2606-1-1-8-s-0:l-17739-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:08 +1100 ePractice.eu, 17 November 2009. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Interoperability, User-centric Services. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2082-1-1-8-s-0:l-17738-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:20 +1100 Two new cloud brokers, Eucalyptus and Deltacloud, offer a front end to commercial providers, By Joab Jackson. Federal Computer Week, November 17, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3065-1-1-8-s-0:l-17736-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:59:30 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 17 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3055-1-1-8-s-0:l-17734-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:15:48 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 16 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3173-1-1-8-s-0:l-17732-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:04:17 +1100 Released 5 November 2009. "... This paper sets out important issues as the basis for discussion on how to ensure data about local public services is fit for purpose..." http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1891-1-1-8-s-0:l-17731-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:08:09 +1100 CeBIT Australia, 16 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2295-1-1-8-s-0:l-17726-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:29:25 +1100 More than 40 percent of federal agencies not ready to comply with OMB mandate for transparency, efficiency and accountability, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, November 16, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1695-1-1-8-s-0:l-17719-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:34 +1100 Open data lobby praises government effort — and offers suggestions for improvement, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Monday, 16 November, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3583-1-1-8-s-0:l-17706-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:13 +1100 by Karen Dearne. Australian IT, November 13, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m957-1-1-8-s-0:l-17704-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:58 +1100 By Renai LeMay and AAP. ZDNet Australia, 13 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1529-1-1-8-s-0:l-17703-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:47:35 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 13 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2897-1-1-8-s-0:l-17702-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:41:39 +1100 Government Technology, November 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3185-1-1-8-s-0:l-17701-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:25 +1100 By Karen Stewartson. Government Technology, November 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1807-1-1-8-s-0:l-17700-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +1100 By Elaine Rundle. Government Technology, November 11, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1839-1-1-8-s-0:l-17699-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:32:02 +1100 Government Technology, November 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1271-1-1-8-s-0:l-17698-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:25:58 +1100 Coalition of unions for federal workers detail what they think makes a successful telework policy, By FCW Staff. Federal Computer Week, November 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1811-1-1-8-s-0:l-17697-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:19:52 +1100 Some say problem is how the 2002 law has been implemented, By Ben Bain. Federal Computer Week, November 13, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1952-1-1-8-s-0:l-17696-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:14:33 +1100 Nearly 20 percent of Americans need sites such as Recovery.gov and Disability.gov to improve accessibility features, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, November 16, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1836-1-1-8-s-0:l-17693-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:09:53 +1100 Lockheed Martin, top suppliers launch initiative for government market, By Wyatt Kash. Federal Computer Week, Nov ember 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m2285-1-1-8-s-0:l-17692-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:55:41 +1100 by Milanda Rout, The Australian, November 12, 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3164-1-1-8-s-0:l-17691-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:40:26 +1100 by Julian Bajkowski. MIS Financial Review, Friday, 13 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m1554-1-1-8-s-0:l-17690-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:10 +1100 Victorian Ombudsman, November 2009, Ordered to be printed, Victorian government printer, Session 2006-09, P.P. No. 241. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3164-1-1-8-s-0:l-17689-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:58:27 +1100 By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, 12 November 2009. http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-inlink/detail:m3164-1-1-8-s-0:l-17688-1-1--#?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssnov2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:44:40 +1100