Open Forum (Australia)
Open Forum is an Australian public policy blogging website hosted by Global Access Partners.
History
The site was launched after a 2007 survey [1] suggesting it would be an official government-run service.[2] (Correction - Open Forum was always intended as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit project. It is an initiative of Global Access Partners. It subsequently launched as an online think-tank [3] (with some support from the Australian Government,[4] and operated by Global Access Partners.[4]) It has managed, nonetheless, to attract writing from high-profile public figures, including Federal Parliamentarians such as Tony Abbott [5] and Tanya Plibersek.[6]
The site has hosted many online consultations including a NSW Strata Laws Online Consultation in 2012,[7] a National Regulatory Reform Survey with the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency in 2011[8] and several more.[3]
Website
Open Forum solicits articles and opinions from Australian policy-makers, business leaders, academics and the general public alike. The site claims:
It provides a platform for focused dialogue on social, political, economic, environmental and cultural issues and challenges.[4]
Contributions are free and unpaid. They are not immediately published. Posts must first be reviewed by the Editor of Open Forum. The current Editor of Open Forum is Svetlana Stankovic.
- ↑ Comment by Nick Mallory on explodedlibrary.info, November 07, 2007
- ↑ Comment by Nick Mallory on pigswillfly.com.au, November 7, 2007
- 1 2 Deliberative Democracy in Action, Global Access Partners
- 1 2 3 openforum.com.au 'About' page
- ↑ Tony Abbott's blog on openforum.com.au
- ↑ Tanya Plibersek's blog on openforum.com.au
- ↑ "Strata Laws Online Consultation: CLOSED - Openforum". www.openforum.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ "National Regulatory Reform Survey with the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency: Extended Background - Openforum". www.openforum.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-28.