eGovernment Resource Centre - Daily Digest

Enhancing Online and Mobile Content For Government Conference - Canberra 30 and 31 May 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:21 +1100

Making online content accessible, participatory and optimised for mobile devices. Criterion conferences.

Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing [US]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:33:28 +1100

by Wayne Jansen and Timothy Grance. NIST Special Publication 800-144 Guidelines, National Institute of Standards and Technology, December 2011.

Top 10 Open Government Websites [US]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:17:53 +1100

by Lynn Haber. Information Week, 26 January 2012

Digital public services cost a fraction of Labour's spending [UK]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:11:56 +1100

publicservice.co.uk, 9 February 2012.

Digital - the channel of choice for public services [UK]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:48:06 +1100

By Matthew D'Arcy. Publicservice.co.uk, 26 January 2012.

Govt separates efficiency drive into ICT and 'other' [NZ]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:41:14 +1100

Treasury says ICT improvement dealt with separately, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Monday, 30 January, 2012

Francis Maude's speech to the World Bank - Transparency and Open Data

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:34:57 +1100

Cabinet Office, 30 January 2012.

Accenture Technology Vision 2012: Emerging Technology Trends for IT Leaders

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:28:29 +1100

Accenture, January 13, 2012.

With Chopra Gone, Is Open Government in Jeopardy?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:11:42 +1100

By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, January 30, 2012.

IT contract not checked for value: NSW A-G

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:39:59 +1100

The NSW attorney-general has criticised NSW Police and NSW Health for not checking whether IT contracts were value for money, by AAP. Computerworld, 1 February, 2012.

iPad initiative for pupils in WA

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:33:28 +1100

iPads are being introduced in 17 WA schools to boost numeracy and literacy for Year 1 and 2 students, by AAP. Computerworld, 1 February, 2012.

ALRC to review Copyright Act

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:26:26 +1100

Inquiry will determine if the Act's exceptions need to be changed for the digital age, by Hamish Barwick. Computerworld, 8 February, 2012.

Ringing in the New Year with Data Center Consolidation [US]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:15:54 +1100

by Richard A. Spires, CIO, Department of Homeland Security. Chief Information Officers Council, Monday, January 30, 2012.

Where open government data falls down: buying a train ticket [UK]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:40:52 +1100

Open data is all very well, but what if you don't release the most useful datasets of all? Paul Clarke on the scandal of UK transport data. Posted by Paul Clarke. The Guardian DataBlog, Tuesday 31 January 2012.

Making Open Data Real consultation - summary of responses [UK]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:34:53 +1100

Cabinet Office, 30 January 2012.

New York City Readies for a Website Overhaul

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:13:15 +1100

By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, February 2, 2012.

Government and IT - "a recipe for rip-offs": time for a new approach: Further Report, With the Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-12

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:52:48 +1100

Public Administration Committee - Twentieth Report. "Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 17 January 2012...

Public Administration Select Committee publishes report on Government and IT

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:50:24 +1100

House of Commons, Public Administration Select Committee, Press Release, 26 January 2012.

'Datos.gob.es' wins award for most user friendly PSI portal in EU

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:57:42 +1100

ePractice.eu, 31 January 2012. Country Spain; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Legal Aspects, Policy, User-centric Services.

Data Boxes - Government to save 20 million Czech crowns a year

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:51:09 +1100

ePractice.eu, 3 February 2012. Country Czech Republic; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure.

Activation of the mobile signature in all Austrian tax offices

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:45:48 +1100

ePractice.eu, 6 February 2012. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Multi-channel Delivery, User-centric Services.

Virtual eSignature - Remote application enabled for smart card-based eSignature holders [Latvia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:36:03 +1100

ePractice.eu, 7 February 2012. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Multi-channel Delivery.

Campaign for a single EU Open Data Licence launched in Spain

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +1100

ePractice.eu, 6 February 2012. Country Spain, EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting, Services for Citizens, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Interoperability, Legal Aspects, Open Source, Policy.

Md. Does a Poor Job Putting Data Online, Open Government Advocates Say

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:17:35 +1100

By Brooke Auxier. Southern Maryland Online, February 7, 2012.

NASA wants to put Web services in agile-like cloud

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:11:01 +1100

By Rutrell Yasin. Government Computer News, February 7, 2012.

Open Public Services - Open Accountability [UK]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:50:16 +1100

by John Tizard. The Huffington Post, 7 February 2012.

The Interview: Aneesh Chopra

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:39:08 +1100

By Nancy Scola. The Atlantic, February 6, 2012. "The outgoing chief technology officer of the United States talks SOPA, open government, and MacGyvering an innovations policy for the country.

The Best and the Worst Part of Gov.uk Beta Is What You Don't See

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:30:03 +1100

by Andrea Di Maio. Gartner, February 1, 2012.

Software launched to help councils deal with new EU cookie law [UK]

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:20:19 +1100

Posted by Rachel Fielding. Public Technology, 6 February 2012.

Maude: 'data sharing key to beating billions lost to Exchequer' [UK]

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:44:18 +1100

Posted by Gary Flood. Public Technology, 7 February 2012.

Expansion of Open Data Portal [Canada]

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:32:36 +1100

Government of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat, Canada News Centre, February 2, 2012.

Why aren't Aussies using open government data to create value?

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:47:26 +1100

eGov AU - Craig Thomler's professional blog - eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Tuesday, January 10, 2012.

Most Data.gov apps are built by government, not the public

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:32:15 +1100

By Joseph Marks. NextGov, 10 January 2012.

The Holy Grail of the Shared Services Model

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:17:16 +1100

By Rahul Joshi. FutureGov Blog, 18 January 2012.

Open Government and Creativity: GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:53:24 +1100

By: Dan Chenok. IBM Center for the Business of Government, January 6, 2012.

The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:17:54 +1100

Prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce, In consultation with the National Economic Council, January 2012.

New Report: Investing in Innovation is Crucial to Economic Growth and Competitiveness [US]

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:15:55 +1100

by Quentin Palfrey and Brandon Belford, The White House Blog, January 6, 2012.

Social Media important to Government [Australia]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:09:55 +1100

Posted by Tim Lovitt under Consumer Insights, Digital Marketing. Experian - Marketing Forward Asia Pacific, 17 January 2012.

Open data portal launched in beta version [Portugal]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:39:39 +1100

ePractice.eu, 24 January 2012. Country Portugal; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Legal Aspects, User-centric Services.

Guide for the procurement of standards based ICT - Elements of Good Practice: Draft [Europe]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:24:17 +1100

Europe Economics, 19 December 2011.

Portal on PSI re-use launched [Belgium]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:10:12 +1100

ePractice.eu, 2 February 2012. Country Belgium; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Legal Aspects, User-centric Services.

Launch of smartphone and tablet computer app for eGovernment [Switzerland]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:03:25 +1100

ePractice.eu, 5 January 2012. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Multi-channel Delivery, Policy, User-centric Services.

2012 Australian Government ICT Awards open for nominations

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:11:56 +1100

By Special Minister of State, Gary Gray. AGIMO Blog, 1 February 2012.

Publishing Public Sector Information: new advice released [Australia]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:54:04 +1100

By John Sheridan - AGIMO Blog, 5 January 2012.

Pittsburgh Finishes Google Apps; CIO Howard Stern Leaves

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:48:12 +1100

By Matt Williams. government Technology, January 4, 2012.

E-Gov Performance Stabilizes: Foresee ACSI E-Government Satisfaction Index - Q4 2011

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:28:35 +1100

Commentary and Analysis By Larry Freed, President and CEO, ForeSee; Research By Rhonda Berg, Research Manager, Foresee. Foresee Results, January 19, 2012.

Open Government Advocacy: The Danger of Letting Narrative Trump Fact [Canada]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:19:21 +1100

by David Eaves, 4 January 2012.

Closed government [Canada]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:08:30 +1100

The Ottawa Citizen, January 5, 2012.

The Perils of Evidence-Based Government

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:59:25 +1100

It's a powerful tool, but sometimes it might really be better to reinvent the wheel, By Babak Armajani. Governing, January 4, 2012

Feds aim to serve citizens better by revamping Dot-Gov [US}

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +1100

By Joseph Marks. NextGov 3 January 2012.

How open is our government? [Canada]

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:38:42 +1100

Treasury board president Tony Clement vows to make more data available to public. But critics say vital facts are being locked down, By Jason Fekete, Postmedia News, January 4, 2012.

Retrospectica: True test of Clement and open government yet to come 2011

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:33:09 +1100

by Elizabeth Thompson. iPolitics, December 29, 2011.

Australian Government ICT expenditure, 2008-09 – 2009-10

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:22:14 +1100

Version 1.0. Department of Finance and Deregulation, 2012.

Federal Government spends $5bn on ICT annually [Australia]

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:16:10 +1100

Written by Nayantara Mallya, Chillibreeze. Delimiter, Thursday, January 26, 2012.

Peter Grant: I'm not like other Govt CIOs [Queensland]

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:02:07 +1100

Turning Queensland IT around. By John Hilvert. ITNews, January 12, 2012.

Introducing the beta of GOV.UK

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:59:54 +1100

by Tom Loosemore. Government Digital Service, 31 January 2012

With GOV.UK, British government redefines the online government platform

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:42:49 +1100

The U.K. moves from alpha.gov.uk to beta, by Alex Howard. O'Reilly Radar, 31 January 2012.

Portable Storage Devices continue to pose privacy risks for the public sector - media release [Victoria]

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:58:58 +1100

Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner, Media Release, 30 January 2012. "The Victorian Privacy Commissioner today released the results of the Portable Storage Devices Privacy Survey 2011. The results of the 2011 Portable Storage Devices Privacy Survey, reveal that a disappointing number of organisations have showed no improvement as compared with the 2008 results, the Victorian Privacy Commissioner announced today.

Digital Divide: From Computer Access to Online Activities - A Micro Data Analysis

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:10 +1100

OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 189. by Pierre Montagnier, Albrecht Wirthmann. Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 20 December 2011.

Govt CIO acts on open source omission [Australia]

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:08:11 +1100

By John Hilvert. IT News, December 23, 2011.

Making Progress: Open Data: Increasing transparency puts citizens at the centre [British Columbia]

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:51:54 +1100

Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, News Release, December 31, 2011.

Australians' use and satisfaction with e-government services - 2011

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24:56 +1100

Prepared by the Australin Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), December 2011

This is the sixth and final study of Australians' use and satisfaction with e-government services under the 2006 e-Government Strategy. It shows that Australians continue to embrace the internet as a way of interacting with government. The internet has now become commonplace and a natural means for citizens dealing with government and is the preferred means of accessing government services.

Over the past three years, two thirds of people have used e-government channels to contact government, confirming the importance of providing convenient and efficient government services online.

The study also saw an increased take up in the use of new communications technologies such as email, text messaging and social networking tools.