Government Response to the Report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce

Synopsis - original website here

On 3 May 2010, the Minister for Finance and Deregulation released the Government Response to the report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce - Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0.

Some key points from the Taskforce's report include:

• Government 2.0 or the use of the new collaborative tools and approaches of Web 2.0 offers an unprecedented opportunity to achieve more open, accountable, responsive and efficient government.
• Though it involves new technology, Government 2.0 is really about a new approach to organising and governing. It will draw people into a closer and more collaborative relationship with their government. Australia has an opportunity to resume its leadership in seizing these opportunities and capturing the resulting social and economic benefits.
• Leadership, and policy and governance changes are needed to shift public sector culture and practice to make government information more accessible and usable, make government more consultative, participatory and transparent, build a culture of online innovation within Government, and to promote collaboration across agencies.

The report included 13 recommendations which are addressed in the Government Response.

Full Publications

Government Response to the Report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce PDF Version [ 297 KB]
Government Response to the Report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce RTF Version [ 715 KB]

Please note that the RTF and HTML versions of this report have been designed as accessible alternative versions (for example, to be more user friendly through assistive technologies). Consequently, while they have the same content as the PDF version, they have a slightly different visual appearance and layout.

Table of Contents

1. Central Recommendation: A declaration of open government by the Australian Government
2. Recommendation 2: Coordinate with leadership, guidance and support
3. Recommendation 3: Improve guidance and require agencies to engage online
4. Recommendation 4: Encourage public servants to engage online
5. Recommendation 5: Awards
6. Recommendation 6: Make public sector information open, accessible and reusable
7. Recommendation 7: Addressing issues in the operation of copyright
8. Recommendation 8: Information publication scheme
9. Recommendation 9: Accessibility
10. Recommendation 10: Security and Web 2.0
11. Recommendation 11: Privacy and confidentiality
12. Recommendation 12: Definition of Commonwealth Record
13. Recommendation 13: Encourage info-philanthropy

Format

In this document the Australian Government responds to each of the recommendations made by the Government 2.0 Taskforce, in its report, Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0 delivered on 22 December 2009. Each Taskforce recommendation appears in italics, followed by the Government's response.