anthony simon dl conference 2013
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Government communications perspective
Anthony SimonHead of Digital CommunicationsNumber 10 and Cabinet Office
@anthonysimon
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Digital audit and review
• Thorough audit of digital skills and output across Government communicators.
• Highlighted the need to work ever harder to keep up with the rapid increase of social media and other digital.
• Government is responding by ensuring it has the right structure and staff have the best skills and understanding – led by Digital Communications Action Group.
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Digital skills for all
• Key challenge for future is how to enable all government communicators to be able to carry out regular digital tasks.
• We are moving from broadcast to conversation.
• Modern government communicators need to be data analysts, content editors and movement creators.
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‘Manifesto for Change’
Three guiding principles•Digital communication in government should be a core skill for all, not a specialist area, by end of 2014. •Communications leaders, Digital Leaders and GDS must work more closely together – a more collaborative approach is needed to get the most out of GOV.UK. and other GDS services.•We mustn’t let a risk-averse culture block innovative and impactful digital comms – attitudes to risk need to be balanced, pragmatic and informed by business need.
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‘Manifesto for Change’
Three guiding principles•Digital communication in government should be a core skill for all, not a specialist area, by end of 2014. •Communications leaders, Digital Leaders and GDS must work more closely together – a more collaborative approach is needed to get the most out of GOV.UK. and other GDS services.•We mustn’t let a risk-averse culture block innovative and impactful digital comms – attitudes to risk need to be balanced, pragmatic and informed by business need.
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Transition to GOV.UK
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Use interest in PM social media to optimise comms
• 2.5 million followers of @Number10gov• 560,000 followers of David Cameron blog on
LinkedIn• 200,000 followers of Number 10 on Facebook
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The end of the press release?
• Government isn’t afraid of using social media for major announcements• Helps drive news agenda for ‘traditional media’ • @DefraGovUK is good case study of what can be achieved as they won
CIPR award for best use of social media (proactively engaging about badger cull, horsemeat) .