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
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AGIMO 2011 – new opportunities for a new decade
Well, we’re heading towards the end of another year and I think it’s timely to give you an update on AGIMO’s work and future direction. This post is based on presentation that John, Glenn and I gave at a Government Watch function this week. Our presentations are available here on the blog in PDF and DOC formats:
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The AGIMO Government 2.0 Primer
As part of the work of the Government 2.0 Steering Group, AGIMO has developed a Government 2.0 Primer for Australian Government agencies. The Primer describes common scenarios when agencies can use Government 2.0 approaches and an overview of common interactive online tools such as blogs and wikis. Read more
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Open data and data.gov.au
A crucial part of the Government 2.0 Taskforce report, the Australian Government’s response to the Taskforce and the Government’s subsequent Declaration of Open Government was a focus on releasing more government data, subject to privacy, security and other relevant concerns. The aim of this process is to enable greater public access to taxpayer-funded data in useful formats and under open licences so that it can be reused for other, potentially valuable purposes.
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Government 2.0 update – amended IP principles released
Last Friday, in response to both the Government 2.0 Taskforce recommendations and the Review of the Australian Government’s Use of Information and Communication Technology, the Attorney-General’s Department has released the amended Statement of Intellectual Property Principles for Australian Government Agencies.
This is a formal endorsement of the taskforce recommendation that agencies should license their Public Sector Information (PSI) under Creative Commons BY license as the default license type and only adopt more restrictive licenses after a process of ‘due diligence and on a case-by-case basis’.
It also changes the default position of Government ICT contracts so that the suppliers will own the IP of any software they develop, while still ensuring the Government holds a license to use that IP in government activities. There are some exceptions to this default position, which are explained in more detail on the site. Read more
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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
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Declaration of Open Government
The central recommendation of the Government 2.0 Taskforce’s report was that the Australian Government makes a declaration of open government. As the Minister responsible for that Taskforce, I am proud to make that Declaration today on behalf of the Australian Government. Read more
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Gov 2.0 Taskforce Report as an ePub
This is just a quick post to let you know that the Government 2.0 Taskforce report is now available in ePub format, which can be read on a range of different devices including compatible e-book readers, tablet computers and smart phones. We’re releasing the ePub file on the AGIMO blog to start with, and may put it up on the Finance website as well (we’ll see how we go based on your feedback). Read more
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Guest Post: Now for the main event – you!
Photo by Limbic used under Creative Commons
Dr Nicholas Gruen was chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, that’s about it from us. We laboured hard, but less long than some similar exercises and came up with a report of which I think we were all proud. Now, at least if I can speak for myself, I think the government response has shown that it was worthwhile. Very significant progress has been made in the government’s response to our report.
Though I must confess as an outsider, it seemed just plain commonsense, when we started the Taskforce almost no government documents had been licensed ‘creative commons’ (CC). Now the government has accepted our recommendation that CC be the default, and indeed that the default be one of the most permissive licences CC-BY which allows complete freedom to reproduce, and remix subject only to the acknowledgement of the original source. Read more
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