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16 Nov 09
Circular 2008/8
"Circular 2008/8: Interim protocols for online media participation
The purpose of this circular is to provide a set of interim protocols to agencies that are using or planning to use online media, including blogs, as a means of communication with clients and stakeholders. These protocols focus on the application of the APS Values and the APS Code of Conduct in online communication.
2. There is increasing interest at agency and whole of Australian Public Service level in the use of online communication as a means of both consultation with the community about the development of policies and programmes and for the dissemination of information and advice on how agreed Government policies and programmes will operate. In June 2008, the Department of Finance and Deregulation Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) released Consulting with Government—online, available at http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/consulting-with-government-online/index.html. This paper reports on the results of a public consultation process that indicates overwhelming support for an Australian Government consultation blog and discussion forum. It recommends an initial trial period to further evaluate citizen and government participation in and usage of online communication.
3. These trials are about to commence and will involve communication and consultation projects in the Attorney-General’s Department (on human rights) and the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (on the future of the digital economy). The purpose of the attached Interim Protocols for Online Media Participation is to:
* provide guidance on the application of the APS Values and the APS Code of Conduct to assist in these trials of online communication and consultation, and
* to provide interim guidance to individual agencies that are operating or planning to establish an online communication capability.
4. As the Protocols point out, final guidelines will be developed on completion of the trials. These will take int
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