Ben Winter-Giles

Excellent, I am enthused by the fact that there is recognition that this medium is NOT new, but that it is in consideration by the Australian Government. Careful employment of stable technology and environments is a hall mark of the Australian Government, and does sadly leave it exposed to open criticism by the Australian Community which is classically an "early adopter" of many forms of technology. The mobile phone being a classic example of that adoption rate. Exposing the creative process which applies to the development of Government policy and decision making is a crucial part to the way we as the Australian Public can now interact with our Government. Which to my mind should ultimately be a consultative process. Critical to this process is finding more than one successful medium or channel which can be employed by the Government to effect such consultation. I trust that the makers of such decisions are aware of this issue, and will seek to enable the community at large in multiple ways in which to interact and contribute positively to this ongoing consultation.