Two weeks ago the 4th annual Local Government Web Network Conference was held and it was good.
Organised by Reem Abdelatey of the Local Government and Shires Associations, the conference is Australias only grass roots event with a focus on Local Government use of the internet.
Across the nation, there are Local Government bodies debating whether they should be getting involved with Social media and to what extent. For many, there are questions about how they can best manage the conversations that will occur when they get involved, for others there are concerns about responsibility within the organisation as well as any potential legal issues that may arise. All of these concerns need to be worked through sensibly and properly so that when the organisation does decide to engage, they do so with confidence.
If you haven't heard, the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has been to see the Queen about an election. Having done that, the British Government is now in what's called Caretaker mode.
For the past three weeks I've been taking part in something call Local Gov Chat on twitter. It's a twitter based moderated conversation on the subject of Local Government and various tech and cultural issues.
One of the questions that came up this afternoon was an interesting one:
"What is the difference between openness and transparency?"
For the past three weeks I've been taking part in something call Local Gov Chat on twitter. It's a twitter based moderated conversation on the subject of Local Government and various tech and cultural issues.
One of the questions that came up this afternoon was an interesting one:
"What is the difference between openness and transparency?"
