Comments on: NSW gets its geek on http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/nsw-gets-its-geek-on/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stilgherrian http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/nsw-gets-its-geek-on/#comment-36679 Stilgherrian Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:38:48 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=84272#comment-36679 <strong>Bullmore's Ghost:</strong> You may be pleased to know that at one point during the forum, which was held at NSW Parliament House on Macquarie Street, I did call for the abolition of state governments. Perhaps not the best choice of venues for that idea... Bullmore’s Ghost: You may be pleased to know that at one point during the forum, which was held at NSW Parliament House on Macquarie Street, I did call for the abolition of state governments. Perhaps not the best choice of venues for that idea…

]]> By: Bullmore's Ghost http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/nsw-gets-its-geek-on/#comment-36654 Bullmore's Ghost Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:53:20 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=84272#comment-36654 "First, it means greater openness. And that in turn means governments have to overcome old habits of secrecy and control. That’s a huge cultural change - something that will take years to accomplish." Years? Try centuries. "Government in the Web 2.0 era is about listening and responding. It’s a dialogue, not a monologue." Blah, blah. Pass me a Panadol. As for suggestions of useful Web 2.0 applications for the NSW, I would like to be able to press the DELETE key on my PC and erase the government. “First, it means greater openness. And that in turn means governments have to overcome old habits of secrecy and control. That’s a huge cultural change - something that will take years to accomplish.”

Years? Try centuries.

“Government in the Web 2.0 era is about listening and responding. It’s a dialogue, not a monologue.”

Blah, blah. Pass me a Panadol.

As for suggestions of useful Web 2.0 applications for the NSW, I would like to be able to press the DELETE key on my PC and erase the government.

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