Communities of Practice
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To facilitate information sharing across government, AGIMO hosts several email discussion lists.
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Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice:
- assist practitioners across government to share expertise and build knowledge;
- are vehicles for sharing and building knowledge and promoting better practice; and
- provide opportunities for government practitioners who share a practical concern to share knowledge and solutions, build competency and expertise and thereby help achieve business results more effectively.
Meetings and discussions , formed around a topic or location, are often held face-to-face as well as via email forums. A vital feature of communities of practice is that they are self-directed.
Guidelines for Communities of Practice
The guidelines were developed in 2006 for use primarily by AGIMO to foster a consistent approach to establishing and facilitating communities of practice and provide more consistent experience for participants. It may be appropriate to vary approaches to establishing and facilitating communities of practice according to their membership and purpose, and in recognition of this, the guidelines are not prescriptive.
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AGIMO Communities of Practice
Managing content on government web sites is challenging in terms of both business and technical issues. Getting the business process right is critical. Agencies need to be able to deliver content speedily and in the format required by the user. Solutions need to be critically examined in light of future requirements. Government agencies have adopted a range of approaches to content management.
Australian Government agencies based in Victoria
Communities of practice often form around a particular location. This community of practice is for staff in Australian agencies based in Victoria, who are engaged in implementing e-government.
This Community of Practice examines the potential for the use of ICT by government agencies across all jurisdictions in engaging with community and citizens. It is for government members, however the success of the group will rely on continual involvement of communities.
This Community of Practice provides a mechanism for sharing information on emerging technologies between agencies in the Australian Government and other jurisdictions. It assists agencies by identifying opportunities for joint work, encouraging greater sharing and re-use of technology solutions, whilst offering increased opportunities for interoperability leveraging individual agency investments to contribute to broader whole of government opportunities.
This Community of Practice is for government practitioners who are involved in the opportunities and challenges associated with marketing new and emerging activities such as e-government.
Other Communities of Practice
- SmartForms Developer Centre (SDC) [
] assists government agencies to take up and implement the SmartForms solution by providing tools and resources to assist with creating interactive, dynamic PDF versions of government forms. - Intranet Peers [] is a group established to bring together hands-on intranet managers from throughout the public sector.
- NSW Webmanagers Networking Group [] is for NSW-based business managers working on government websites.
- Knowledge Management Forum [] is a learning community dedicated to building knowledge about public sector knowledge management.
- DAMA (Data Management Association International) [] is an international not-for-profit association of data resource management professionals.
There are a range of networks supported by the Australian Public Service Commission, details are available from the Networks [] page on the Commission's web site.
Contact for information on this page: AGIMO Better Practice Team