In the seminar, Pat will share his experience and provide an overview of:
the application of social media to the business of government and engagement with citizens
developing a strategic approach to using social media as well as supporting a culture of collaboration.
Pat\'s presentation will draw on a range of practical Gov 2.0 examples in the Department of Justice such as Fire Ready mobile applications, Championship Moves, Cameras Cut Crashes, and the Sentencing Advisory Council.
lessons in Gov 2.0: building strategy from the inside out
1. lessons in Gov 2.0
building strategy from the inside out
Patrick McCormick
Manager Digital Engagement
Department of Justice
Gov 2.0 seminar Melbourne
24 November 2010
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8. lessons in Gov 2.0
building strategy from the inside out
1. we are here now
2. rebooting the business case
3. Gov 2.0 from inside out
4. public purpose at Justice
9. 1. we are here now
Map of Online Communities 2010: Randall Munroe/xkcd, Ethan Bloch/Flowtown
10. what is this thing, Gov 2.0 ?
the new economy begins with technology and ends with trust
- Alan Webber 1993
web 2.0
Gov2.0
government
11. a working definition of Gov 2.0
Gov 2.0 begins with public purpose and ends with trust
and is powered by…
citizens, government, technology and PSI on the Internet
(what we usually talk about when we talk about Gov 2.0)
12. what does this have to do with us?
public
sector
public
goods
public
policy
public
services
13. we need to go back to first principles
public purpose
public
sector
public
goods
public
policy
public
services
17. the tragedy of the commons
• the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently, and solely and
rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited
resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest for this to
happen
- Wikipedia
Wikipedia
18. the bounty of the digital commons
• close to zero marginal cost of production
• close to zero marginal cost of distribution
• scale not scarcity
21. the public sector is evolving
1. 20th century administrative bureaucracy
2. new public management - performance
3. triple bottom line - shareholders and stakeholders
4. co-productive, shared enterprise
read-only
rigid, prescriptive, hierarchical
read-write
agile, principled, collaborative
22. citizen expectations are changing
3 types of expectations - Charlie Leadbeater
• I need – essential services government must provide
• I want – discretionary services responding to demand
• I can – option to self select, participate, co-produce
why now?
• Internet 1.0 – low or no cost production and distribution
• netizens 1.0 – surplus computing and doing capacity
• web 2.0 - new tools, behaviours, expectations
23. the Internet has something to do with it
compact yet immense, a ‘small world’
• 10x growth adds ‘one hop’
• growth is organic and ad hoc
• ‘see for yourself’ nature
power law distribution
mostly below and above the mean
•few with many links
•many with few links
In Search of Jefferson’s Moose - David G. Post
power law distribution
mostly below and above mean
• few with many links
• many with few links
The Wealth of Networks – Yochai Benkler
24. what does this mean for government?
a new approach
• share (not cede) power, when and where appropriate
• maintain authority in old and new models
• moving from a PDF to a Wiki
key components
• culture of experimentation and collaboration
• open access to public sector data and information
• voice of authenticity, uncertainty and contestability
25. emerging policy platform
Victoria
• parliamentary inquiry into PSI
• VPS innovation action plan
• government response on PSI
• government 2.0 action plan
Commonwealth
• Gov 2.0 Taskforce report
• APSC online engagement guidelines
• declaration of open government
29. evidence based policy and targeted services?
people are talking in new ways, in new places
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
January February March April
Month on Month Trend
Alcohol & Street Violence
Social Media Analysis
26%
Results
1081 71%
Change
April 2010
30. what are the costs and gaps of traditional methods?
Violent CBD
brawl
Street violence
talk spawned by
Williams’ death
31. focus on outcomes over processes
• new tools demand less structured approach
• business cases need iterative, adaptive methodologies
to respond to unexpected challenges, benefits
‘the cathedral and the bazaar’
– Eric Raymond
32. follow rules of disruptive innovation
• think big
• start small
• fail fast
33. avoid inflexibility of massive projects
• think big
• start small
• fail fast
• think small
• start big
• fail slowly
Valberg Lárusson, Flickr
34. large projects benefit from rapid prototyping
• time and budget constraints
• eliminate technical and
bureaucratic barriers
• select team with diverse
expertise, experience
35. agile approach rewards innovation
• co-locate ‘skunk works’ project
• daily, agenda free meetings
• all ideas valid, fast decisions
• draw upon external expertise
36. 5 principles for enterprise adoption
1. focus on low-level pain, not high-level possibilities
2. go for incremental gains, not overnight success
3. don't bother nailing down requirements
4. no progress without political juice
5. make sure something happens when nothing
happens
Scott Ryser RRW: http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2010/11/5-principles-for-
enterprise-adoption.php
38. supporting a culture of collaboration internally
• more than laws
• courts, consumers,
indigenous, racing,
gaming, prisons
and more
• over 7,000 staff
44. shared public purpose
• outcomes focus - communicate goals
• shared responsibility, social capital
• creating co-production opportunities
• open and transparent - access to PSI
46. listening for citizen pain points
(cc @justice_vic) Working with Children
check was 90% done (almost 11 weeks),
lodged an Employ instead, and it will restart
and take another 12 weeks. What a stupid
system…
@deonwentworth Deon - thx for your
feedback. Don't know right now what
happened or why it's like that - but will have
someone look into ^D
47. exceeding expectations by following up
@deonwentworth Have chased up and have
an answer for you. Pls dm your email addy or
contact # as response won't fit in 140 spaces.
Thanks ^J
@justice_vic No need, got the check
yesterday, start 2morrow. Thx a lot 4
following this up, thought You'd forgotten. If
you still need to, you can email me at…
48. building trust through open an exchange
@deonwentworth Simple answer: starts over
when changing categ. - makes extra sure no
charges after applying. Annoying yes, but we
err on side of extra protection for kids. ^D
@justice_vic thanks. Got my card earlier in
the week.
#goodjob @justice_vic for not giving up on
customer enquiries and following through
right to the end
60. lessons in Gov 2.0
building strategy from the inside out
1. we are here now
2. rebooting the business case
3. Gov 2.0 from inside out
4. public purpose at Justice
62. re-using this presentation? the fine print…
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