Transcript Risk, capital markets and the future: a new generation of

Technology, community engagement
and participatory democracy.
Nicholas Gruen
Government 2.0 Taskforce Australia
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Steve Randy Waldman
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“No stop-work,”
wharfies told
An application for a four hour stop work meet-
• Motives
• Interest
• Glory
• Addiction
• Competitiveness
• Social utility
Outside the walls: Inside the machine
• If Justin McMurray works 25 hours a
week for Verizon, who might be
prepared to volunteer for:
–Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums
– The research sector?
– Helping
Justin McMurry, Keller, Texas
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the aged,
the sick,
the disadvantaged?
the environment?
• Volunteers from the helpers and helped
The culture of Web 2.0
Authority
Reputation
Contribution
Identity
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What characterises Web 2.0?
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Web/Gov 2.0 isn’t fancy technology
– The technology is simple and ubiquitous
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Web/Gov 2.0 is a culture change
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Collaborate don’t control
Improvise, share, play
Users build value, the technology can let them in
Be modular: use others’ stuff, let them use yours
Build for user value - monetise later
‘Collaboration requires effort, and it also requires a change of mindset. In particular it
requires a willingness to examine services from a perspective which does not place one’s
own institution at the centre.’
Warwick Cathro