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[R]evolution in Government
#projectrevolution
Anthony Deos | @asdeos
Our discussion:
•What is social media?•Revolution, Evolution or both?•The Epochs of Civilization•Social media in Government•Wither the Nation-state?
What is social media?
•Common misconception:▫It’s technology, it’s applications and tools.
What is social media?
•It’s about relationships & human interaction.
•Why is social media different?▫Both the instrument & product of social
shaping.
Social Media = Collaboration
Social Media = Networks
•Network Society• ‘Disaggregated’ states collaborating in
networks.•Noopolitik
▫Knowledge power▫Network organization
Revolution, Evolution or Both?
BOTH
Revolution, Evolution or Both?
•‘Change comes in waves or cycles…some waves come in such magnitude that it appears to be a ‘revolution’’.
The Epochs of Civilization
•Spoken Word•First ‘writings’.•The alphabet.•Moveable type.•Mass media/broadcast •The Internet.
The Epochs of Civilization
•Spoken Word•First ‘writings’.•The alphabet.•Moveable type.•Mass
media/broadcast •The Internet.
• ‘The Great Leap forward’
•First City State•Greek Enlightenment•Renaissance •End of Cold War•??
Where and Why?
The Printing Press
•Most recent world-order transformation.
•Without the printing press, the state as we know it would have not come into existence.
Social Media & Globalization
•Nation-states unleashed the forces of globalization.
•But, globalization flourishes because of the ICT ‘revolution’.
Social Media in Government
•Nation-state Reactions:▫Control ▫Adapt
•Two Levels:▫Local▫Global
Social Media in Government
•Control – increasingly difficult ▫Nation-states models based on maintain
control are being challenged.
•Adaptation – increasingly necessary▫Nation-state models in transition are more
common .
Arab Spring Nation-states
•Control of Information•Little or no citizen interaction•Mistrust of state-owned media
Arab Spring Nation-states
•Social media did not CREATE the uprisings, but played a central role in SHAPING the debates.
•Used to disseminate information and network.
New Zealand
•An early innovator:▫Digital Strategy 2005▫2005 - 100% of schools connected to
Internet▫2007 – Participation 2.0▫Digital Strategy 2.0 in 2008▫DigitalNZ
New Zealand
•Positive adaption continues:▫Between 2011-12 the Government sector
had the greatest growth of engagement. ▫Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFI)▫Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI)
New Zealand
•A new type of nation-state?▫A network-information society.
E-government Integration across networks (borders,
cultures, etc.)
▫A ‘knowledge society’ Knowledge provider/producer & sharer.
[R]evolution & the Nation-state
•Wither the nation-state?▫Yes & No
▫More likely further evolution of political and social organization.