Katherine Szuminska, co-founder of OpenAustralia, looks at what transparency means in a Government 2.0 world, and at how to go about implementing it. She draws on the radically transparent approach of OpenAustralia itself as a demonstration of the benefits transparency can bring to those willing to embrace it. more
Articles tagged: open access
Case Study: South Australia’s Plan for Open Access Government
In 2004, the South Australian state government introduced a whole-of-state Strategic Plan for South Australia, with data transparency at its heart. Amy King looks at the successes achieved in South Australia as a model that can be followed by the Federal Government and other States and Territories. more
Beyond FOI
Miriam Lyons looks at the future of Freedom of Information reform now that John ‘the hipster’ Faulkner’s eagle eye is gazing elsewhere. more
Victorian government takes up the open access agenda
1 state down, 5 more & a couple of territories to go! more
My 2020 homework
Along with all the other 2020 Summiteers I was given homework to complete by yesterday afternoon. We had to answer two questions:
1. Provide a 100 word description of an idea that you think will make a difference to your stream topic (in my case ‘the future of Australian governance’.
2. Write 100 words on an issue on which you have changed your mind, and explain why.