Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: KEY POINTS Government 2.0 or the use of the new collaborative tools and approaches of Web 2.0 offers an unprecedented opportunity to achieve more open, accountable, responsive and efficient government. Though it involves new technology, Government 2.0 is really about a new approach to organising and governing.It will draw people into a closer and more collaborative relationship with their government.Australia has an opportunity to resume its leadership in seizing these opportunities and capturing the resulting social and economic benefits. Leadership, and policy and governance changes are needed to shift public sector culture and practice to make government information more accessible and usable, make government more consultative, participatory and transparent, build a culture of online innovation within Government, and to promote collaboration across agencies. Government pervades some of the most important aspects of our lives.Government 2.0 can harness the wealth of local and expert knowledge, ideas and enthusiasm of Australians to improve schools, hospitals, workplaces, to enrich our democracy and to improve its own policies, regulation and service delivery.
Author: Government 2.0 Taskforce
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7028470581