Australia beyond Gov 2.0

In a special live recording of a panel session at the CeBIT GovInnovate Gov 2.0 Conference in Australia’s capital city Canberra, facilitator John Wells leads an interactive discussion with a panel featuring (from L to R): Craig Thomler, Gov 20. Advocate and General Manager Delib Australia Mary-Anne Williams, Associate Dean Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney Susan Sly, Chief Information Officer, VicRoads Don Easter, IT Supplier Advocate, Australian Government Photo courtesy CeBIT Australia For me, [the relationship between e-Government, Gov 2.0 and open government] is very much a continuum, and a continuum with people on very different parts of the maturity curve at any point in time. The broad-ranging conversation tackles questions such as: What are the connections between e-government, Gov 2.0 and open government – is it a continuum? What is the role of citizens in creating “Society 2.0”? Why is big data important to government? What are the big questions for 2014? A lot of Gov 2.0 is government having conversations with itself… there’s an internal dialogue that’s going on within government that’s possibly the most important part of it because it’s actually government questioning “Are we doing things the best possible way, and can we improve it? About the Panel About Susan Sly Susan Sly has worked in the IT industry for thirteen years with prior experience in HR and management across the oil and gas industry, Defence and state government. Susan’s role in VicRoads spans strategy, security, operational service delivery, project management, business intelligence, spatial services and sourcing for VicRoads information management and technology capabilities. VicRoads processes more than 22 million transactions a year for 3.7 million licensed drivers and 4.9 million registered vehicles, manages 22,000 km of road network and supports a range of planning and enforcement activities for road safety purposes. Susan’s key priorities for the next two years are embedding new practices and team capabilities to reflect emerging industry standards, supporting productivity initiatives across the business, operationalising new technology suites and enhancing the use of the organisation’s information stores. Particular interests that she will progress include the use of social media to share knowledge & enhance productivity and enhanced industry engagement within the government environment. About Craig Thomler Craig is one of Australia's leading social media and Government 2.0 advocates and practitioners, having spent more than 15 years working in the online industry, including five in Australia's Commonwealth Public Service. In 2009 Craig was awarded the inaugural Government 2.0 Individual Innovator Award by the Australian Government's Government 2.0 Taskforce and in 2010 was named one of 'The Top 10 Who are Changing the World of Internet and Politics' by PoliticsOnline and the World eDemocracy Forum in France. Recognised internationally as a social media and Government 2.0 leader, Craig presents regularly around the world on new media strategy and practice and blogs at eGovAU) (http://egovau.blogspot.com) About Mary-Anne Williams Professor Mary-Anne Williams is one of Australia’s leading researchers in Knowledge Representation, and Past President of KR Inc, the peak body for Knowledge Representation. Mary-Anne chaired the Australian Research Council’s 2012 ERA Panel for Mathematics, Information and Computing Sciences and served on the ARC College of Experts. Mary-Anne leads the emerging area of Social Robotics in Australia, is listed on 25 women in robotics you need to know about, and serves as Review Editor for the prestigious Artificial Intelligence Journal. Mary-Anne is a Fellow at Stanford University, a Guest Professor at the University of Science and Technology China, and her work has been adopted by industry, notably Infosys and IBM Research. This year she chaired the Industry Track at the International Semantic Web Conference. About Don Easter Don Easter is an accomplished senior executive and company director with extensive experience and networks internationally and in Australia. Don has led turnaround, growth and considerable change programs in both large and small companies. His expertise includes sales, product development, operations, risk management and setting and executing strategy. Don has managed businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United States of America with appointments that have included Managing Director of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Australia, Senior Vice President Private Equity for ABN AMRO and General Manager, Credit and Risk for AGC. In his part-time role as Information Technology (IT) Supplier Advocate, Don brings strategic leadership, access to decision-makers and senior executive weight to help enhance industry-led activities aimed at raising the competitiveness of IT SMEs firms and linking them with business opportunities. How you can use this episode Listen to the episode Episode links and resources GovInnovate 2013 Big qs for 2014 via panel: How do we do it better, how do we get leadership mandate, what can tech do, how can ppl connect #GovInnovateCeBIT — Cofluence (@Cofluence) November 28, 2013 Social share with others You can use the social sharing links at the top of the page to easily share this story with your networks. 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Australia beyond Gov 2.0

In a special live recording at the GovInnovate Gov 2.0 Conference in Australia’s capital city Canberra, facilitator John Wells leads an interactive discussion with a panel tackling the big questions about Gov 2.0, open government and the role of citizens in more connected government.