1. Becoming social
National Records and
Information Officers’ Forum
20 February 2014
Craig Thomler
Gov 2.0 Advocate
Managing Director
Delib Australia
5. Australian Government versus ASX 200
Use at least one social media channel
90%
82%
Australian Government
agencies
78%
ASX 200 companies
Sources: BRR Services Social Media Report, eGovAU blog
Federal politicians
6. Very, very social…
• Over 1,200 online consultations in last four years
• Over 920 agency Twitter accounts
• Over 120 agency blogs
• Over 250 Facebook pages
• Over 300 agency mobile apps
• Over 200 agency YouTube channels
• At least 15 open data competitions
• At least 7 open data sites
Source: eGovAU blog
10. Data & records are already disappearing
Study of accessibility of science
data– looking at data 1991-2011
found 17% lost per year…
Since 2011: Estimated that 11%
of records related to Egyptian
revolution have been lost
12. The context for digital & social strategy
Branch/
Team
Engagement/
project practice
Whole
of
agency
Guidance and training
Strategy and framework
Social media policy
Agency instructions and policies
Whole of
Governmen
t
Government policies and guidelines
Legislation and international agreements
13. The context for digital & social strategy
Branch/
Team
Engagement/
project practice
Whole
of
agency
Guidance and training
Strategy and framework
Social media policy
Recordkeeping
Agency instructions and policies
Whole of
Governmen
t
Government policies and guidelines
Legislation and international agreements
14. Record keeping and social media strategy
It should be
considered
in every
engagement
Communications
Plan
Records
Mgmt
Content
Strategy
Social
Media
Strategy
15. So what should a good digital strategy involve?
• Context
• Goals (why)
• Audience (who)
• Methodology (how)
Record
mgmt
• Tools (what)
• Guidelines (community, moderation, triage)
• Content plan (when)
22. Largely not true
In most cases copyright is retained by the content
owner (agency or individual).
Generally the social media service simply has a
right to distribute and publish your
content, necessary for use of the service.
However read the terms of use – different services
may take different rights over content.
24. Not true
Depends on the content.
• If information is provided or communities asked
for feedback it should be recorded.
• If you’re simply chatting, it may not need to be
recorded.
However – as you can record it, it doesn’t hurt!
25. An agency has no
right to retain and
reuse social media
content from others
26. Partially true
You can take a copy and retain it for your own
records, but can’t republish without permission.
In many consultations agencies have explicitly
taken ownership over copyright of submissions.
This can be extended into social communities you
operate with careful legal wording (if necessary).
27. We don’t need to
tell people we may
retain a copy of
their comments
28. True
(but poor practice)
There is no legal requirement to declare if you
retain a copy.
However it is good practice.
Think letter and phone calls.