tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post6100640409243280671..comments2023-03-17T22:02:34.195+11:00Comments on This is the old ChiefTech blog...: Anne Bartlett Bragg: State of the Australian social media/web 2.0 sceneJames Dellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-4186284410125449942008-11-04T23:00:00.000+11:002008-11-04T23:00:00.000+11:00Yup,We're definitely several years behind in Austr...Yup,<BR/><BR/>We're definitely several years behind in Australia - particularly in the egovernment sphere.<BR/><BR/>There's some great work going on in the commercial sector however.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>CraigCraig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-23538142448082499092008-09-30T15:28:00.000+10:002008-09-30T15:28:00.000+10:00Probably a good person to ask is Craig Thomler, ov...Probably a good person to ask is Craig Thomler, over on the eGov AU blog at http://egovau.blogspot.com/ :-)James Dellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-44723048024029270862008-09-30T14:45:00.000+10:002008-09-30T14:45:00.000+10:00Perhaps 2 - 3 years may be right. On the one hand,...Perhaps 2 - 3 years may be right. On the one hand, the economic downturn may drive an earlier take-up as marketers realise they need to connect with customers using social network sites and social media.<BR/><BR/>Then theirs the cultural change necessary to embrace collaboration and transparency. We may see more action in terms of sites and interaction, but I would bet the participants are likely to be just those who are digital literate - in the full sense of the term.<BR/><BR/>What about the public sector James? Anyone care to make comparisons there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-5550451209849071832008-09-30T09:04:00.000+10:002008-09-30T09:04:00.000+10:00That's a good point. What might be missing is the ...That's a good point. What might be missing is the need to localise those experiences so they are meaningful to Australian organisations and the business issues and challenges they face.James Dellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-23372256906495567772008-09-30T08:58:00.000+10:002008-09-30T08:58:00.000+10:00The big difference is in the Australian arms of gl...The big difference is in the Australian arms of global companies. There are some serious and advanced enterprise and web 2.0 initiatives already well entrenched with organisations such as IBM and SAP and across many of the business consulting firms.<BR/><BR/>The lessons are there to be learned, and Australian businesses should use this as a way to accelerate their uptake and transform their approach to innovation. Holding my breath ...Gavin Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505818390611807191noreply@blogger.com