Rialtas.net – Government 2.0

Mark Elliott whose company http://collabforge.com consulted for and built the http://futuremelbourne.com.au planning wiki  in Melbourne was recently interviewed by Howard Rheingold. During the interview Mark speaks about the benefits of using a wiki for Civic Planning in general and of the experience of running the Melbourne wiki project.

See also an earlier post on Mark’s PhD Disseration on  Stigmergic Collaboration
http://www.rialtas.net/blog/2008/02/21/stigmergic-collaboration/#more-63
See also
http://www.rialtas.net/blog/2008/07/31/kilkenny-county-council-planning-wiki-first-use-of-a-wiki-by-a-government-organisation-in-ireland-as-part-of-a-public-consultative-process/#more-106
 

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Article by Andrew Hendry  on Computerworld.au
The federal government has released the report of the Review of the National Innovation System  Venturous Australia, which details recommendations for remodeling the nation’s innovation system.

Among 72 key recommendations was a call for an advisory committee of Web 2.0 practitioners to be established to propose and help steer governments as [...]

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Stigmergic Collaboration
I have just finished reading Mark Elliot’s PHD dissertation entitled “Stigmergic Collaboration- A Theoretical Framework for Mass Collaboration” and I found it to be inspiring and profound.
This is one of the most scientific and rigorous examinations of mass collaboration and social networking technologies and their interactions that I have come across, and I [...]

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