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Cannot remember if I sent this already to the list or not. Can someone mail me the DCLUG Mailing list Archive URL? :) I wonder exactly who's who on the IT board of the council. Can we scrutinize their credits? ;) Another hill to climb as Mandela would say. Maybe I will mention it in a lengthy letter I have planned for Paul Tyler MP. Anyone going to UKUUG in Bristol? I could do with a lift. Otherwise I will stay at home and enjoy surftime (which I keep dialing the wrong GODDAM number for!!! ARRRRRRRRGGHHHH!!! ) -Kai ----- Forwarded message from O'Hanlon Pam <pohanlon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ----- Envelope-to: hendry@xxxxxxxxx Delivery-date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 18:14:41 +0100 From: "O'Hanlon Pam" <pohanlon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Kai Hendry'" <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Cornwall County Council Website Dear sir/madam, There were a number of reasons for choosing our current product, for example, there was an evaluation process and our site managers preferred it, compatibility with other software used by the Council & training costs. In 2005 when the Freedom of Information Act is implemented the public will have more access to Council documents. The decision on a future web content management product will be taken by the IT Board of the Council. User Metrics (bit10) undertook the usability survey. The Government Webguidelines are available on www.govtalk.gov.uk The guidelines are being continually updated, and the Council is developing a plan to comply with them. The Council generally only enters into communication with suppliers when there is an active project. There is no current project to evaluate a change to different operating system. Regards Pam O'Hanlon -----Original Message----- From: Kai Hendry [_m_a_i_l_t_o_:_h_e_n_d_r_y_@_c_s_._h_e_l_s_i_n_k_i_._f_i] Sent: 01 July 2002 23:08 To: O'Hanlon Pam Subject: Re: Cornwall County Council Website On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 02:37:25PM +0100, O'Hanlon Pam wrote:
Thank you for your comments on the website, which have been noted.
Thank you for your reply.
Cornwall County Council has adopted certain software for the support of its website for a variety of reasons. It is hoping to move to a web content management system next year.
Can we ask what were those reasons? Are they available for public criticism? And the choice over the Web management system. Can the public comment on that too? I know many IT decisions are based on cost and not on quality.
The Council has made great efforts already on the usability front but is always willing to improve. It has commissioned an independent survey on this very topic.
It can improve just by conforming to W3C.org Web standards. Can I please ask who did the survey?
The Council does have to comply with Government Guidelines which look to make sites available to the majority of users, not just those with the latest versions.
Can I ask where are those guidelines? Do you conform 100%?
The Council is planning a revamp of its site towards autumn, with feedback from a range of sources included.
Pages are best left to "evolve". But if this is how you make the change, then I hope it is done asap.
The work will be done in-house, unless there are specific issues which would be better addressed by external sources. In this eventuality, either tenders are let according to County Council procedures or contractors recruited through Jobline or adverts placed in the press.
It does not matter who does it. As long as the page conforms to the recommended Web Standards of the W3C then that is a good start. There is great talent within the Devon & Cornwall Linux Users Group. _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_w_w_w_._d_c_l_u_g_._o_r_g_._u_k_/
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