---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bruce Bannerman <b.banner...@bom.gov.au> Date: 2009/9/7 Subject: [Aust-NZ] FW: Government 2.0 Taskfoce [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] To: "aust...@lists.osgeo.org" <aust...@lists.osgeo.org>
fyi -- Bruce Bannerman Supervisor, Computing Support (SRCC) Climate and Oceans Services Branch Bureau of Meteorology 700 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic 3001 Australia > -----Original Message----- > From: osia-discuss-ad...@lists.osia.net.au > [mailto:osia-discuss-ad...@lists.osia.net.au] On Behalf Of Lisa Harvey > Sent: Monday, 7 September 2009 9:19 AM > To: osia-disc...@lists.osia.net.au > Subject: [Osia-discuss] Government 2.0 Taskfoce > > (this time changing the subject - sorry) > > Hi Everyone, > > I was recently appointed to the Government 2.0 Taskforce > http://www.gov2.net.au. Our terms of reference include > advising the Minister (Lindsay Tanner) on making government > more open with regard to Public Sector Information and > Digital Engagement. > > The taskforce has a number of initiatives underway and there > are currently some that might be of interest to OSIA members. > > The Blog is currenlty our main form of engagement with people > intereested in Government 2.0 issues. It has been very active > and we encourage people to contribute. > > We released an issues paper for comment and while the date > for that is passed, if you have a contribution to that > process please let me know. > http://gov2.net.au/blog/2009/07/23/official-issues-paper-released/ > > There are also some projects that we are seeking quotes on. > There will be more projects announced so please keep an eye > on the Blog. > http://gov2.net.au/blog/2009/09/01/open-for-business/ > > We are also seeking ideas through a brainstorming process. > http://gov2.net.au/blog/2009/09/04/structured-brainstorming-su ggest-proj > ects-for-the-taskforce/ > > There is also a twitter tag #gov2au that has been busy as well. > > You will see from the discussion that the taskforce is > actively promoting open standards, and open access licensing > such as Creative Commons. There is a lot of support for Open Source. > > It would be great if OSIA could contribute and I am happy to > discuss ways for that to happen. > > Lisa > > ______________________________________________________________ > ________ > > Lisa Harvey, Energetica > l...@energetica.com.au > t (02) 9585 9850 > f (02) 8569 2072 > m 0403 079 850 > www.energetica.com.au > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Creating online communities. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Visit my Blog here www.lisaharvey.com.au | Follow me on > www.twitter.com/lisaharvey > > Visit the Homelessness Information Clearinghouse here: > www.homelessnessinfo.net.au > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > Osia-discuss mailing list > osia-disc...@lists.osia.net.au > http://lists.osia.net.au/mailman/listinfo/osia-discuss > wiki http://wiki.osia.net.au/ > _______________________________________________ Aust-NZ mailing list aust...@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
