Selling social by the seashore
26 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffSouth Australia's City of Marion has been pushed, slowly, towards a social media culture thanks largely to the efforts of deputy mayor David Speirs.
Six steps to good social media
25 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffSocial-media expert Mariah Gillespie offers local governments six steps to successfully entering the world of social media.
Kingston goes all-in on social media
24 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffWhile many councils try to fight perceived exposure to social media, Melbourne's City of Kingston council saw better results by embracing it completely.
Something happened on Vic eGov Resource Centre's way to the forums
23 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThe Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre learned the hard way that social media services like Twitter are about much more than simply publishing news.
Fremantle Ports gets analytics into ship shape
17 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffWA's Port of Fremantle is using advanced analytics and business intelligence capabilities to improve its visibility of shipping operations.
Lessons from the shared services battleground
16 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffWinning internal support is never easy for shared services organisations (SSOs), but NZ Defence Force's SSO turned its early failures into success.
Rewriting the rules for IT applications
16 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffA requirement for revisiting traditional models of IT development is forcing government agencies to consider new models for application development.
Townsville water trial a win for smart meters, smart cities
08 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffAn IBM and Townsville City Council trial of smart meters promises improved water-network and water-usage statistics for residents and network managers.
Governments must get creative with data reuse: EMC
10 January, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffCrowd-sourcing offers a flood of new data for governments and citizens alike – but without a bit of creativity, realising its benefits may be elusive.
Transparency bites
03 December, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffVivek Kundra's stint as the first CIO of the US fundamentally changed a project-management and strategy culture with little order and no accountability.
How to make your meetings work better
27 November, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffRob Weddepohl of Dimension Data shares tips on how to make meetings run smoother and ensure that meeting spaces encourage collaboration.
Meet me halfway
26 November, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffTeleworking and natural advances in technology have changed the definition of what a 'meeting' is. We look at tech to help employees work together better.
US government teleworking more than private industry: US ambassador
21 November, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffTelework policies have been so popular amongst US government agencies that the public sector has more telecommuters, per capita, than the private sector.
Ministers, industry figures to headline telework conference
02 November, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffGovernment ministers and long-term telework proponents will participate in a day-long event highlighting the experience and promise of telework and the NBN.
ABS tries not to become a virtualisation statistic
30 October, 2012 by GovTechReview StaffThe Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) invested heavily in virtualisation to consolidate servers, speed provisioning, and deliver flexible infrastructure
