Comments on: Community Involvement Tools http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/ The Australian tech community discusses the Australia 2020 Summit Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dorotam Konszky http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-38 Dorotam Konszky Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:35:07 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-38 Hi, I have an idea for Mr Kevin Rudd. Maybe it is not a new one. I am a teacher and the literacy skills in our schools are poor. In order to improve them just a little,why don't we subtitle all the TV programmes for young and old. It will definitely help. Thanks.Regards-Dorota Konszky Hi, I have an idea for Mr Kevin Rudd. Maybe it is not a new one. I am a teacher and the literacy skills in our schools are poor. In order to improve them just a little,why don’t we subtitle all the TV programmes for young and old. It will definitely help. Thanks.Regards-Dorota Konszky

]]> By: Jim http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-23 Jim Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:21:19 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-23 The hyper link to the Oz Ideas wiki is http://ozideas.wetpaint.com. We've already received a number of good ideas submitted and ready to vote on. The hyper link to the Oz Ideas wiki is http://ozideas.wetpaint.com. We’ve already received a number of good ideas submitted and ready to vote on.

]]> By: Jim http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-22 Jim Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:58:54 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-22 I've already set up a wiki to act as a forum for the 20,699,000 of us that aren't invited. It's called Oz Ideas at ozideas.wetpaint.com. It's free. Anyone can participate (even witout registering), and you can post your own ideas as well as vote on others. Check it out. If you like it, invite others to come to the Oz Ideas wiki. I’ve already set up a wiki to act as a forum for the 20,699,000 of us that aren’t invited. It’s called Oz Ideas at ozideas.wetpaint.com. It’s free. Anyone can participate (even witout registering), and you can post your own ideas as well as vote on others.

Check it out. If you like it, invite others to come to the Oz Ideas wiki.

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-10 Stephen Collins Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:57:27 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-10 How about MindMeister? http://www.mindmeister.com/ How about MindMeister?

http://www.mindmeister.com/

]]> By: mick http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-9 mick Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:51:13 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-9 Jonathan, great idea, but I think there are some better tools that allow online collaboration and mind mapping in a much easier way. I'll chase them down. Anybody else with a suggestion? Jonathan, great idea, but I think there are some better tools that allow online collaboration and mind mapping in a much easier way.

I’ll chase them down.

Anybody else with a suggestion?

]]> By: JonathanCrabtree http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-8 JonathanCrabtree Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:29:15 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-8 Excuse me, I'm very much a newbie, yet perhaps we could also benefit from some online collaboration tools? I've started an online collaborative mindmap. If you like to contribute please let me know... http://2020summit.blogspot.com/ Jonathan Crabtree Excuse me, I’m very much a newbie, yet perhaps we could also benefit from some online collaboration tools?

I’ve started an online collaborative mindmap. If you like to contribute please let me know…

http://2020summit.blogspot.com/

Jonathan Crabtree

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-7 Stephen Collins Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:32:01 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-7 Gavin, while your response is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, you've actually hit the mark very strongly. <a href="http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/11/23/election-time/" rel="nofollow">I lamented during the election</a> that good online and communications strategy was sadly missing in both the major parties' platforms. I hope that the Summit can take some steps toward rectifying that gap, but I don't hold out much hope as I suspect that the people who end up on the list of attendees won't be the people engaging here and thinking about these things in the way this community does. Gavin, while your response is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, you’ve actually hit the mark very strongly. I lamented during the election that good online and communications strategy was sadly missing in both the major parties’ platforms.

I hope that the Summit can take some steps toward rectifying that gap, but I don’t hold out much hope as I suspect that the people who end up on the list of attendees won’t be the people engaging here and thinking about these things in the way this community does.

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-6 Gavin Heaton Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:26:38 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-6 It is ironic that what we really need is a good digital/comms strategy to make sure that we have representation. Know anyone who can help out? ;) It is ironic that what we really need is a good digital/comms strategy to make sure that we have representation. Know anyone who can help out? ;)

]]> By: Laurel Papworth http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-4 Laurel Papworth Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:24:35 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-4 I'm happy to be involved in any way - I've set up channels on <a href="http://bloggerati.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Bloggerati.com.au</a> so that people can nominate and vote initially on participants but later on subjects of importance? We definitely need the other stuff too :) I’m happy to be involved in any way - I’ve set up channels on Bloggerati.com.au so that people can nominate and vote initially on participants but later on subjects of importance? We definitely need the other stuff too :)

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-2 Stephen Collins Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:47:20 +0000 http://2020summit.org/2008/02/community-involvement-tools/#comment-2 I think these ideas are great - in particular use of appropriate media to drive a message and the concept of a SummitCamp. Such a thing could be incredibly useful in developing a submission. Knowing the community here, that message will include ideas relevant to the Summit as well as invitations to involvement. I will be keen to see just how the Summit Steering Committee (oh dear) will go about selecting the appropriate participants. The <a href="http://www.pm.gov.au/news/releases/2008/media_release_00020.cfm" rel="nofollow">announcement</a> notes that the public will be welcome to submit ideas, but there's no explanation of the selection process for participants. I think there's a risk of "names" and business or organisational insiders being invited and not the people the various communities feel might best represent them. I think these ideas are great - in particular use of appropriate media to drive a message and the concept of a SummitCamp. Such a thing could be incredibly useful in developing a submission. Knowing the community here, that message will include ideas relevant to the Summit as well as invitations to involvement.

I will be keen to see just how the Summit Steering Committee (oh dear) will go about selecting the appropriate participants.

The announcement notes that the public will be welcome to submit ideas, but there’s no explanation of the selection process for participants. I think there’s a risk of “names” and business or organisational insiders being invited and not the people the various communities feel might best represent them.

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