It will be using a system initially developed for Leicester City Council, EasySite CMS. The solution enables non-technical members of staff to create and manage websites, intranets and extranets, which fully adhere to government guidelines regarding accessibility, compliance and interoperability.
Eastbourne Borough Council has invested in the Community version of the solution, which will power both eatbourne.gov.uk and a new site eastbournehomes.org.uk from a single copy of the solution.
“Throughout the tender process we were very impressed by the usability of the EasySite CMS product and we consider the accessibility of the product itself to be a great asset. We plan to make the CMS available to users outside the council as part of the community websites project, and an accessible CMS is therefore essential.” remarks Henry Branson, Web Development Manager, Eastbourne Borough Council.
Originally the website was largely static HTML and therefore managed by technical members of staff. Now the council can delegate responsibility of the website to specific individuals or departments whilst publication can be controlled by Site Administrators via the integrated workflow functionality. This has proved to be an extremely effective way of managing local authority websites as both the quality and timeliness of content is improved, aiding councils in the delivery of better services on-line.
The new websites are due to go live in November 2005 after existing content has been migrated and a new design developed.
Quelle: Publictechnology, 15.09.2005
