- From: Chris Beer <chris-beer@grapevine.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:58 +1100
- To: W3C e-Gov IG <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <4B98DBF2.1010902@grapevine.net.au>
Hi all Well it seems to have been a slow week or two for some of the Projects, the Best Practices for using Web Technologies to deliver Government Services being no exception. So I thought I'd write a brief note by way of an update on the Project, and a bit of a call to arms for those who may be new to the list, or may be still contemplating actively joining the Interest Group and who might have an interest in this particular project. ============================================== For those already involved. As a means of forging ahead with the project, I'll be sending out one or two "focus group" topics for thought, discussion, or resource harvesting once a week (or fortnight, depending on responses.) This approach recognises that project members may have very specific areas of interest, or specialised knowledge, within the broader spheres of "web technologies" and "government services", that they would like to focus on. While I've chosen the initial two topics (one at the suggestion of a project member very early on in the piece, the other because it's a "hot topic"), topics will be open for suggestion by project members, IG members and even just list subscribers - let us know what you want! Remember - if nothing else - please please please, if you have a link or resource that can be used, add it to the project page on the wiki!! ============================================== For those who aren't aware, or who aren't members yet - "What is the Web Tech project?" I hear you ask. (And thank you for asking!) This project seeks "through collaboration with other organizations, groups and through active research and discussion: * To take stock of existing best practice policy, guidelines and models around web technologies; * To provide and outline basline best practices for that are common to all elements of e-government globally; * To develop a guide/s and resource/s on implementing best practices around web technologies for the use in online service delivery of government services * To support the efforts of sister projects such as the Social Media and Data Management projects in development of thier own work products * To develop a knowledge base of which governments are working online, and the policy and governance they are working under." You can find out a bit more here: http://www.w3.org/egov/wiki/WebTech or you can drop me a line through the list or at chris-beer @ grapevine dot net dot au <http://www.w3.org/Help/Account/>To participate in the project, you will need to formally join the IG (to clarify things like copyright ownership and conflict-of-interest) before you can participate in meetings or contribute to the wiki. If you are not yet formally in the IG and want to join at this time, follow the instructions here: http://www.w3.org/egov/IG/participation Please notify Sandro Hawke (sandro@w3.org <mailto:sandro@w3.org>) if you have technical problems, but please send any general management or leadership comments regarding the Project to the address above. Any general management or leadership comments regarding the IG may be addressed to team-egov-chairs@w3.org <mailto:team-egov-chairs@w3.org?Subject=Re%3A%20eGov%20Projects%20Meetings%20Scheduling&In-Reply-To=%253C2295.1264107601%40waldron%253E&References=%253C2295.1264107601%40waldron%253E>, so the chairs can consider them as a group. ============================================== Cheers /*Chris Beer* Co-ordinator - Better Practices for Using Web Technolgies to Deliver Government Services Project Invited Expert - W3C e-Gov Interest Group/
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