Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Party time for GovCMS as it hits 102 sites, well ahead of target

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It's party time at the Department of Finance as GovCMS continues its growth surge, from 78 sites less than a month ago to 102 sites t...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

What penalties are there for agencies and individuals who breach government security and accessibility policies for websites and online channels?

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I regularly hear stories from people in government agencies and councils about how their organisation isn't meeting mandated security a...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Are you prepared for Australia's new privacy law?

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Today Australia's new Privacy law comes into force, affecting Australian Government agencies, businesses with a turnover of more than $...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Is it time to drop 'www' from government site promotions?

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National Australia Bank (nab.com.au) Banks do it, utilities do it, even media does it, is it time for government to also do it - drop ...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Where are all the public sector web analysts?

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It's not unusual for agencies to spend millions of dollars on a new program supporting some group in society and hundreds of thousands ...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

The right way to release a mobile app - Human Services' new student app

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I'm pleased to say that with all the apps now being developed by Australian governments, the Department of Human Services' new ...
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Monday, August 06, 2012

Is the Australian Government really slow to update staff to modern web browsers?

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One of the concerns I faced when working in government, and that I know many other people faced as well, was the currency of the web ...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Are Australia's web developers failing to deliver accessible websites?

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In a recent story in ITNews, Accessibility checker surfaces errors , John Hibbert claimed that a new Mental Health website, www.mindhealthc...
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Monday, July 09, 2012

Mapping government policies online - Govmonitor, a great new aussie site

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For all the attention on government policies, the various announcements and documentation on political party sites, it can be very difficul...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Chrome beats Internet Explore in browser stakes

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There was surprising news from StatCounter earlier this month when Chrome topped Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser for the ...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Should you design websites for the '1%'?

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A concern I’ve had for the last ten years is how websites are designed and approved by organisations (both in government and the commercial...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Happy belated 20th birthday Mr Web Browser

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The first web browser, appropriately named WorldWideWeb , was released publicly in August 1991 by 'Father of the Web' Tim Berners-L...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

European Union requires websites to make users 'opt-in' to website cookies

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The EU Government's 2009 Directive banning "unnecessary" cookies in websites (if the site doesn't ask users to accept the ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

How much do your agency websites cost - and are they cost-effective?

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I have long struggled with techniques for costing websites in Government. Due to how resources and budgets are allocated - with program area...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Dumbing down or lifting up - writing in plain English respects your readers

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It makes me really upset when I visit a government website and find it written in dense technical or bureaucratic language. I can apprecia...
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Friday, September 17, 2010

US launches Challenge.gov

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The US government recently launched Challenge.gov , a site allowing US agencies to manage and promote challenges, prizes and competitions wh...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Business.gov.au launches social media section and iPhone app

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Business.gov.au has introduced a social media section to its website. While this type of approach has become quite widespread overseas, ...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

Reinventing website perfection

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Traditionally, in my experience both in the private and public sector, the way to build a 'perfect' website has been considered to b...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Any questions for me at the National Public Sector Communications Officers' Forum next week?

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I am speaking next Tuesday at the National Public Sector Communications Officers' Forum , giving a Gov 2.0 case study about yourHealth ...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Have you entered the Webbys?

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The world's top internet award, the Webbys , is now accepting early bird entries for their 2010 awards. Early bird entries are accept...