Federal Government declares open government
19 Jul 2010
Following through on the recommendations made in the Government 2.0 Taskforce's report, outgoing Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner has released a declaration of open government.
The Declaration officially commits the Australian Government to open government based on a “culture of engagement, built on better access to and use of government held information, and sustained by the innovative use of technology”.
“Citizen collaboration in policy and service delivery design will enhance the processes of government and improve the outcomes sought,” said Minister Tanner in a recent AGIMO blog post.
“Collaboration with citizens is to be enabled and encouraged. Agencies are to reduce barriers to online engagement, undertake social networking, crowd sourcing and online collaboration projects and support online engagement by employees, in accordance with the Australian Public Service Commission Guidelines.”
In particular, Tanner pinpointed three key activities that would be pivotal to the success of this : strengthening citizen’s rights of access to information, collaborating with citizens on policy and service delivery, and making government more consultative and participatory.
“Effective collaboration between citizens and government requires timely sharing of the information held by Government,” writes Tanner.
“The Government’s FOI Reforms create the new statutory Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and establish a comprehensive Information Publication Scheme that requires agencies to publish a wide range of information.”
At CeBIT Australia’s upcoming Gov 2.0 forum, held in November this year, an array of high profile Australian and international speakers - all experts or practitioners in employing online tools to enhance the business of government – will provide an update on where the government will take Gov 2.0.
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