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June 14, 2012

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	Government Use of Social Media & Best Practice		Victoria
	Government 2.0 and Government Data		Australia
	Information Technology		State & Territory Government
	Website Practice		Focus on Countries

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	Victoria \| Top ^
	Broadband NBN Co announces fixed wireless in Victoria's SW and Wimmera regions eServices Panel Coalition to overhaul ICT services procurement eServices panel - Government and Industry Working Party Report Industry backs plans to scrap Vic eServices Panel Victorian government tackles IT glitches Health Health agencies mull shared info, app development Information Technology Aussies honoured for IT contributions Randall Straw, Vic - winner of the Public Service Medal (PSM), The Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists
	Australia \| Top ^
	BOM Bureau of Meteorology To Use Social Media To Gather Weather Data? Broadband Live Internet TV chat on NBN with rural Australia NBN to cover regional and rural Australia sooner than you may think NBN to stop the rural brain drain eGovernment Public services in the app age Electronic Health Records Publicity truck hits the road, but AMA warns e-health launch will drive into bugs Government Information and Data Facing the Open Data Templars at GovCamp in Canberra
	State and Territory Government \| Top ^
	Australian Capital Territory ACT to save $9m from ICT slow-downs New South Wales Heavy fog on information superhighway as action plan scorned as 'fluff' NSW Budget kickstarts IT projects NSW Digital Economy Industry Action Plan (Draft) NSW gov to have low tolerance for ICT failures, says analyst NSW Govt funds transport ICT projects $1.5 Billion for Better Services Western Australia WA's wildlife to benefit from citizen's 'smart phone surveys'
	Government Use of Social Media & Best Practice \| Top ^
	How Politicians Should Use Twitter Next steps with Facebook
	Government 2.0 and Government Data \| Top ^
	Are our Federal politicians 'connected' enough online? Is Crowdsourcing the Secret to Creating Innovation in Government? Open government effort makes big promises of enhanced transparency
	Website Practice \| Top ^
	Domain Names Aussies buy into new domain era The Biggest Glitch of All - ICANN's Batching Program for New gTLDs 5 reasons the new gTLDs will be a success ICANN batching process for new TLDs still a sore point for some New top-level domains unlikely to be a panacea for phishing Overview of New gTLD Applications Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings WA physiotherapist seeks .physio domain in ICANN TLD round Landing Pages Don't Neglect Landing Page Analysis Mobile Web Recommendations for building smartphone-optimized websites Twitter: 60 Percent Of Users Access Via Mobile Online Marketing comScore and Facebook Release Research Paper "The Power of Like 2: How Social Marketing Works" Search Engines Keyword Research Tool Review: Google AdWords Scots develop search engine which uses social media data Where Have All the Keywords Gone? Web Analytics The Best Google Analytics Add-Ons Google Analytics and the new EU privacy law #3 Google Analytics Custom Reports: Paid Search Campaigns Analysis How to Understand Your Google 'Not Provided' Traffic Jumpstart Regular Expression Tutorial for Google Analytics users What to do When Your Split Test Fails
	Information Technology \| Top ^
	Cloud Computing Cloud computing study
	Focus on Countries \| Top ^
	Canada Government of Canada IPv6 Adoption Strategy Czech Republic Almost 200 million electronic health records on the IZIP system Italy Laboratory tests results are now just a click away Lazio region adopts law on open source and open data Telehealth monitoring project allows liver transplant patients to go home New Zealand DIA chief urges officials to use common tools Internal Affairs Minister reveals more detail on open data Switzerland Singapore trials real time bus condition update Switzerland Parliament demands vendor independent eGovernment services United Kingdom Government opens up GP data Government's transparency drive stalls amid reports of ministry opposition Open source patient task list wins UK Health Service hackathon Somerset plans 4,000 telehealth users United States Cook County, Ill., Portal Unites Taxpayer Data Crime Near You E-Signatures Save Vermont Time and Paper Health 2.0 Code-a-thon Creates Mobile and Web Health Apps With Open Data Incorporating Innovation into Local Government IT Reform: GSA Powers Up the Federal Digital Strategy IT Reform at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Older adults and internet use Texting Government: Narrowing the Digital Divide? Textizen - system for citizen feedback in the digital age Vietnam Vietnam conducts comprehensive assessment of govt websites
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	This week's highlights
	Victoria - eServices panel - Government and Industry Working Party Report

	Victoria - Randall Straw, Vic - winner of the Public Service Medal (PSM)

	Australia - Bureau of Meteorology To Use Social Media To Gather Weather Data?

	NSW - NSW Digital Economy Industry Action Plan (Draft)

	Europe - Cloud computing study

	Domain Names - Overview of New gTLD Applications

	Mobile Web - Recommendations for building smartphone-optimized websites

	Social Media - Next steps with Facebook

	Social Media - comScore and Facebook Release Research Paper "The Power of Like 2: How Social Marketing Works"

	Last week's highlights
	Australia - Drupal in Australia: Insights into how large organisations are using the platform

	NSW - State Records social media and recordkeeping survey results

	QLD - Review of the Queensland Health Payroll System

	Canada - Blind advocate wins again in fight over accessibility of federal websites

	IT - Gartner: Top 10 emerging infrastructure trends

	Gov 2.0 - Evolving Digital Engagement: From Participation to Partnership

	Gov 2.0 - 2.0 is changing definitions of public goods. Or is it?

	Gov Data - GovHack 2012 Winners

	Social Media - Twitter Use 2012

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