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Lindsay Tanner
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
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Dr Nicholas Gruen
Chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce
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Laurence Millar
Independent Advisor
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Fay Styman
Australian Taxation Office
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Senator Kate Lundy
Australian Capital Territory
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Bobby Graham
National Library of Australia
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Dr Melodie Mayberry-Stewart
New York State
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Dr Andy Williamson
Hansard Society, UK
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Patrick McCormick
State Services Authority
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Gavin Atkinson
e-Government Results
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Damian Lewis
Smart Service Queensland
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Damien McCormack
Vision Australia
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Sally McIntyre
Department of Premier & Cabinet (Vic)
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Bruce Thompson
Department of Sustainability & Environment (Vic)
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Dionne Lew
VicRoads
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Sally Rose
Open Forum
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Sandra Wade
City of Melbourne
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Craig Thomler
Department of Health and Ageing
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Margaret Manning
CEO of Reading Room
Gov 2.0 Conference is a Wrap
Over 250 delegates converged at CeBIT Australia's Gov 2.0 conference in Canberra to learn from high-profile local and international speakers as they discussed the future of using Web 2.0 to increase participation, collaboration and efficiency in government.
The Conference proved to be a successful networking event on the day, both at the venue and via the online sphere. Hundreds of people from Australia and around the world viewed the conference proceedings online through live streams.
The Conference was hailed as an overall success by speakers, attendees and the wider community who followed the day’s proceedings through a range of live social media links. In particular, the Twitter Wall was a popular feature of Gov 2.0, with both physical and virtual attendees adding to the day's conversation using the #gov2 Twitter hashtag.
Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation, The Hon Lindsay Tanner, delivered a Ministerial Address highlighting that the key to accepting Web 2.0 within government relies on a cultural change within government itself, rather than a change within technology.
Other key speakers on the day included:
- Dr. Nicholas Gruen, Chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce analysed using Web 2.0 to improve government interaction with the public, especially regards to Inquiry 2.0.
- Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office for Technology, New York State, USA explained how her department develops, implements and oversees IT investments for the State of New York and how she led the implementation of the New York State’s “Empire 2.0” strategy.
- Dr. Andy Williamson, Director, eDemocracy Programme, Hansard Society UK outlined how the UK’s Hansard Society drives online political communications to further “digital democracy”.
- Fay Styman, Assistant Commissioner, Strategic Communications Branch, Australian Tax Office explained how the ATO uses social media tools to positively influence compliance risks, corporate objectives and new policy initiatives.
The success of Gov 2.0 will be further developed in CeBIT Australia’s 2010 e-Government Forum on May 25, 2010, organised in conjunction with the Australian Government Information Office (AGIMO) within the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
You can stil participate now the conference is over
- The Gov 2.0 Twitter wall is still active. Add to the conversation by using the #gov2 Twitter hashtag.
- View photos taken during the Gov 2.0 conference on Flickr.
- You may also want to join our Gov 2.0 Australia Linkedin group.
- Watch videos from the Gov 2.0 Conference
Testimonials
"Extremely valuable in both content and networking opportunities."
Ben Searle, General Manager, Office of Spatial Data Management
"Far exceeded my expectations. Great speakers, learned a lot."
Jade Gulliver, Web Officer, City of Moonee Valley.
"Good insights and good speakers."
Vikas Jayray, Policy Officer, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Gov 2.0 News
THE HON LINDSAY TANNER MP, Minister for Finance & Deregulation
"While Australians now regard the internet as key way of
interacting
with government, they continue to identify areas where the delivery of
e-government services could be improved. Such improvements may have the
potential to lead to ever increasing use of e-government services.
Governments at all levels also need to recognise that they must adapt to
a world in which interaction increasingly occurs online and that they
will need to do so at a greater rate. New technologies such as blogs,
social networking websites and wikis are now being used by Australians
in all parts of the country and in all age groups. These changes
present both opportunities and challenges for governments to deliver
services that can keep pace with the rapidly evolving expectations of
Australians."
Interacting with Government:
Australians' use and satisfaction with e-government services,
December 2008
Australian Government Information Management
Office
Exhibitors
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