Government 2.0 Australia – Change that’s needed
David Eaves of the Government 2.0 Taskforce Australia – International Reference Group – wrote this interesting post on their web blog.
Third, Create a Government Wide Wiki
The first reason to create a wiki is that it would give people a place to work collectively on documents, within their departments or across ministries. Poof, siloes dissolved. (yes, it really is that simple, and if you are middle management, that terrifying).
The second reason is to provide some version control. Do you realize most governments don’t have version control software (or do, but nobody uses it, because it is terrible). A wiki, if nothing else, offers version control. That’s reason enough to migrate.
The third reason though is the most interesting. It would change the information economics, and thus culture, of government. A wiki would slowly come to function as an information clearing house. This would reduce the benefits of hoarding information, as it would be increasingly difficult to leverage information into control over an agenda or resource. Instead the opposite incentive system would take over. Sharing information or your labour (as a gift) within the public service would increase your usefulness to, and reputation among, others within the system.
Fourth, Install an Instant Messaging App
It takes less time than a phone call. And you can cut and paste. Less email, faster turn around, quicker conversations. It isn’t a cure all, but you’ve already got young employees who are aching for it. Do you really want to tell them to not be efficient?
Read the full post here.
[You can see my comments, in the comments section, after Craig Thomler]
Broadly speaking my view is the need to create innovation eams in government, whilst refocussing on service delivery.
Would love to do an Innovation Analysis Report on the topic, drawing together the threads.
Do you have any thoughts?
Keep innovating,
Christopher Hire
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