Tom Watson, the Cabinet Office minister for web stuff, has been busy, first of all giving a speech on Government 2.0:
Driving through the cultural change in all our communications that sees the internet, mobile and other new media as the norm
- ensuring better innovation and much faster implementation. Build stuff small, test it out then iterate, iterate, iterate.
- capturing the skills, talent and energy we need for change – from within the public service and from outside. Over the next few weeks I hope to say more on this.
- using new media to engage more directly and more effectively with individuals and communities.
Certainly sounds good. Am available for the middle one, obviously 😉
Also, on his blog, Tom comes up with a code for civil servant blogging, obviously in the light of the Civil Serf affair:
1. Write as yourself
2. Own your own content
3. Be nice
4. Keep secrets
5. No anonymous comments
6. Remember the civil service code
7. Got a problem? Talk to your boss
8. Stop it if we say so
9. Be the authority in your specialist field – provide worthwhile information
10. Think about consequences
11. Media interest? Tell your boss
12. Correct your own mistakes
Not sure about 8 (who’s ‘we’?), but otherwise a reasonable list.