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Government 2.0 Steering Group update: December 2010

As regular readers of this blog would know, the Government 2.0 Steering Group is the body appointed to oversee the implementation of the Government’s response to the Government 2.0 Taskforce. In a previous post, we provided an introduction to the Steering Group and published summaries of its first three meetings.

The Steering Group has met twice since that post was published. A third meeting was cancelled due to unavoidable scheduling difficulties.  Several of the Steering Group agencies have also appointed different representatives to the Group:

• The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Ms Philippa Lynch has replaced Dr Wendy Southern;
• The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner: Ms Rachael Spalding has replaced Professor John McMillan; and
• The Attorney-General’s Department: Ms Hilary Russell has replaced Mr Kim Duggan. Read more

The Government 2.0 Steering Group

The report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce said that leadership was one of the pillars of Government 2.0. Leadership, the Taskforce said, is crucial in bringing about the cultural change required to make government more open and transparent.

The Australian Government accepted the Taskforce’s recommendation to create a Government 2.0 Steering Group to provide leadership and oversight in implementing the Government 2.0 agenda. The role of the Steering Group also includes advocating that agenda across the Australian Public Service and reporting to the Government on its progress. The Steering Group’s terms of reference are available below: Read more