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<p>The Linux Journal has published this open letter:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/what-could-open-government-learn-us-open-technology-folks">http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/what-could-open-government-learn-us-open-technology-folks</a><br>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Despite open government’s best intentions to prioritise collaboration, government bodies consistently duplicate each other’s effort. Collaborating as effectively as open communities is much harder than you’d think.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">A number of us “open technologists” have drafted a paper describing the challenges government faces, along with our vision for how to address these. It is being presented as part of Australia’s updated Open Government National Action Plan. … </span><a
href="http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/what-could-open-government-learn-from.html"
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<p>And I'll be submitting to the Australian Digital Transformation
Office tomorrow.<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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Cameron Shorter
Technology Demystifier, Learnosity
Open Technologies Consultant
M +61 (0) 419 142 254</pre>
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