[LINK] Tipping point for Social Media in Government

[Tom Worthington]

Greetings from the Gov 2.0 Canberra lunch in member's dining room of 
Parliament House, Canberra: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1866549901/

Margaret Manning, co-founder of Reading Room (UK) is speak on how social 
media is changing what people think about organizations. She argues that 
the Internet has moved on from the web to social media (but with email 
still being popular).

Margaret identified the iPad as the key point for change (although she 
is using a paper notepad for her notes, while there is a row of three of 
us reporting on the talk from an iPad, a netbook and an Android phone. 
She talked about the "bright young things" from Asia, trained in new IT 
techniques using concepts such as "gameification"and the use of 
Facebook. In contrast the UK is relatively conservative in its use of 
the Internet.

However, I am not sure that there are really substantial changes. But 
are the new forms of technology really providing for a new need, but 
aren't these just ways to satisfy individual and group needs which have 
existed for thousands of years?

The talk was followed by a very lively discussion of the use of social 
networking in government by people who do Internet for government, in 
agencies or as consultants.

More in my Blog at: 
http://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/07/tipping-point-for-social-media-in.html


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Tom Worthington FACS CP HLM, TomW Communications Pty Ltd. t: 0419496150
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Visiting Scientist, CSIRO ICT Centre: http://bit.ly/csiro_ict_canberra