10 min presentation for Public Sphere 2.0 on challenges facing Local Government in NSW, and where we'd like to see things heading - presented by Diana and Reem from the Local Government Web Network.

1. Challenges in
Local Government
Gov 2.0,
community engagement,
the government online.
Diana Mounter and Reem Abdelaty
Local Government Web Network

2. How are we doing?
✓ Accessibility
✓ Usability
✓ Multi-media
✓ Social media
✓ Open data

3. Recognise web teams.
Web is web.
Not IT.
Not Comms.
Not Admin.
Not the Library (well maybe a bit).

4. Give all employees
open access to the
internet.

5. Embrace social media.
You can ignore it, but it
will carry on without you.
twitter @LGSA since 2007

6. Guidelines for local
government online
For elected representatives
and public servants.
(we could work together on this)

7. Broadband please.

8. Open web, open source, open government,
open what?

10. Let’s work together.

11. Local Government
Web Network
Collaborate.
Sharing knowledge.
Meet people like you.