The Government response to the Government 2.0 Taskforce report Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0 has been released.
The Government has agreed to most of the recommendations from the report, deferring or questioning a few. As in the U.S they will adopt a "declaration of open government" and the Department of Finance and Deregulation will be the lead agency ( their new blog AGIMO will be providing a forum for issues surrounding Government use of ICT, well worth a look).
Implementation of the recommendations hinges on some other factors and is related to the passage of the freedom of information legislation currently before parliament, so will take at least 18 months to become a reality. No doubt this direction will continue to provide law librarians with challenges as well as opportunities in accessing government information in the future.
The Government has agreed to most of the recommendations from the report, deferring or questioning a few. As in the U.S they will adopt a "declaration of open government" and the Department of Finance and Deregulation will be the lead agency ( their new blog AGIMO will be providing a forum for issues surrounding Government use of ICT, well worth a look).
Implementation of the recommendations hinges on some other factors and is related to the passage of the freedom of information legislation currently before parliament, so will take at least 18 months to become a reality. No doubt this direction will continue to provide law librarians with challenges as well as opportunities in accessing government information in the future.
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