I’ve put a Government Blog Directory page up here. The rules are fairly simple - if you are not on it, and you want your government blog to be on it, email me (Andrew Boyd) via facibus AT gmail DOT com. If you are on it and you don’t want to be, email me.
I’d like to reiterate that this is a directory of government blogs, not blogs on government.
Thanks, Andrew
facibus.com is moving! The blogs need more room to grow and a bigger traffic allowance, which is a good thing.
What this means is that until the DNS change propagates around the world, this blog will appear to be off the air. All going well this will only be a day or two - at the most.
Thanks for reading - it is because of your interest that this move is possible.
There is a lot of interest in government blogging here in Australia (and throughout the world) - the advantages, the issues, the change in mindset required.
An article on Gary Nairn’s speech on Wednesday 02 May mentioned:
Blogs could be the next frontier for governments to discuss plans and policies with citizens, according to special minister of state Gary Nairn.
Nairn told the CeBIT conference in Sydney this morning that blogs could represent a “new era” in community interaction as the government develops more online services.
“Blogs could split up consultation and enable government and others to analyse and debate issues in reasonable detail,” he said.
“This could then lead to more informed policy and program development.”
This could not just be the government talking to its citizens, but also citizens talking amongst themselves about policy issues, according to Nairn.
“Blogging could lead to a new era of community interaction.
“For example, Australians in the city might learn more about life in the bush from people that live there.”
Localised blogs and other online technologies could help bridge the rural-city communication divide in Australia, according to Nairn.
Nairn discussed the blogs in a roundup of the “significant progress” of the e-government strategy, which he launched at the same event 12 months ago.
I was privileged to be present at CeBIT Australia 2007’s eGovernment conference to witness this historic speech. This is what BlogDotGov is about: discussing government blogs and the issues around government blogging.
