Web 2.0 in Local Government

I had a wee explore of the Porirua Emergency Management Blog set up by a staff member of the Porirua City Council. http://poriruaemo.blogspot.com/ It is still in it's early days (set up in Oct 2008 with 723 visitors but not very many comments). It demonstrates the usefulness of being inclusive of citizens and I liked the way it has been layed out with subjects listed in the margin and with RSS feeds available. The disclaimer at the top makes it clear this is a "toe-dip" by the author but it will be interseting to watch if this will develop and be embraced in other areas by the Porirua City Council.