Uni students have their say on higher ed
Posted on October 8, 2010 by by madepercy -
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One of my classes is gathering feedback on the experiences of uni students. If you are a uni…
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Want to help with Civics Ed 2.0?
Posted on July 15, 2010 by by madepercy -
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You might not think it is relevant to the ACT, but a Victorian high school teacher is trying…
Continue ReadingGungahlin Community Council Website
Posted on June 23, 2010 by by madepercy -
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I’m a little surprised that the Gungahlin Community Council website has not received much attention from residents. The…
Continue ReadingTwo Thumbs Up: Canberra Airport Open Day
Posted on March 28, 2010 by by madepercy -
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Who ever thought an airport would have an open day? And who would have thought that the Canberra…
Continue ReadingFolk Festival not really for the ‘folk’
Posted on March 23, 2010 by by madepercy -
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I heard on the grapevine that some organisations were offering entry to the National Folk Festival in exchange…
Continue ReadingTrad media slams new politics
Posted on July 15, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Premier of SA, Mike Rann, has been a leader in using twitter for state politics and citizen engagement…
Continue ReadingVictorian Premier John Brumby launches Youtube Channel
Posted on July 9, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Victorian Premier John Brumby has launched a Youtube Channel where Victorian citizens can ask questions of the Premier….
Continue ReadingBribery: No pockets, no problems!
Posted on July 2, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Interesting approach to anti-corruption in Nepal: we decided that airport officials should be given trousers with no pockets….
Continue ReadingKate Lundy’s Public Sphere #2: Government 2.0
Posted on June 6, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Senator Kate Lundy has organised the next Public Sphere event on Government 2.0 to be held at Parliament…
Continue ReadingPipe Dreams: A vision for a connected Australia
Posted on May 15, 2009 by by madepercy -
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The University of Canberra is hosting a free public seminar: Pipe Dreams: A vision for a connected Australia…
Continue ReadingWowsers
Posted on May 12, 2009 by by madepercy -
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I love the word ‘wowser’. It is an old Australian saying, once used to describe the people who…
Continue ReadingKate Lundy’s Public Sphere
Posted on May 3, 2009 by by madepercy -
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The pace of change is exhausting. Following discussions with a number of tweeps, OpenAustralia.org has developed a list…
Continue ReadingList of *Real* Politicians Online?
Posted on April 24, 2009 by by madepercy -
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A necessary first step in moving toward cyber-citizenship is to have a list of *real* politicians who are…
Continue ReadingISP Filtering: An evidence-based scam
Posted on April 22, 2009 by by madepercy -
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I get a little fired up about the use of the term ‘evidence-based policy’ (ever played buzzword bingo?),…
Continue ReadingTime for the New Media debate
Posted on April 20, 2009 by by madepercy -
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The digital revolution is on our doorstep, but will the federal government open the door? I have blogged…
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by by madepercy -
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I have an article on ABC’s Unleashed about today’s NBN announcement here: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2536796.htm Cheers, Michael.
Continue ReadingWe’re not as open as Canada…
Posted on April 6, 2009 by by madepercy -
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The Canadian Privacy Commissioner has unveiled a project regarding Deep Packet Inspection of Internet communications: see http://dpi.priv.gc.ca/ This…
Continue ReadingTypeboard Rocks!
Posted on April 4, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Couldn’t help but thinking how good this forum is… so I blogged a little on my thoughts about…
Continue ReadingCanadian Govt e-consults on Net Neutrality
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Interesting development in Canada. The CRTC is e-consulting on Net Neutrality (in particular ISP intervention in Net traffic)…
Continue ReadingYouTube for Not-for-Profits
Posted on March 29, 2009 by by madepercy -
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Not sure on the details yet, but YouTube’s new ‘Call to Action’ function for not-for-profits seems like a…
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