1. On line engagement: gathering feedback, successes and learning Siu-Ming Tam First Assistant Statistician Australian Bureau of Statistics July, 2011

2. Outline Background operating environment Gov2.0 in Australia ABS experience in using social media to engage with citizens Successes Challenges Learning

3. Growing movement for open Govt and access

5. Key Themes  Liberate public sector information for open access  Public agencies and servants engage using Web 2.0 tools  Change command and control culture by encouraging and rewarding engagement.

7. ABS Online Engagement Government direction/aspiration Connecting People, Problems and Solutions User case types Promote of key work programs or events Consult/collaborate on statistical program or product Crowd sourcing for ABS website

8. Engagement level – Information sharing

19. Info and promotion (1/1) Census Lowedown Census Lowedown on FAQs Census Song Two Camels and a Census

20. Information and promotion (2/2) Census Lowedown Census Lowedown on FAQs Census Song Two Camels and a Census

21. Be aware of mis-information ABC Satirical Program on Population Census Anti-Census campaigns

22. Engagement Level - Consultation

25. Engagement level – Participation and Collaboration

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30. Some successes Audience/non-audience participation in conferences Tweets during conferences Successfully filling a need Graduate Recruitment on ABS Facebook One hour half line 80% discussions not on your media Improvement of ABS outcomes Betaworks

31. Learning Learning how to engage and collaborate Information slides = 10 Consultation slides = 2 Collaboration slides = 1 Overarching strategy for Web2.0 strategies and single point of accountability Confusion about tools and level of engagement eReputation Management Branding Responding to issues

32. Learning (cont’d) Is the community ready to engage online? Online channels not to replace traditional channels Integration with other channels Are we ready to communicate online Don’t bury our heads in the sand Online channels are not cost free Cost effectiveness is yet to be assessed Moderation or no moderation Respond or not to respond to negative comments? How to extract key messages How to manage the life cycle Bang for the buck?

33. Questions?