Drupal

for

Government

todaysagenda

1. Current Issues

2. What is Drupal?

3. Advantages and Disadvantages

4. Case Studies

5. Government Drupal Community

Section 1

issuestoday

Accessibility, Usability Deadlines have been set for the implementation

of the accessibility and usability guidelines.

Information Management We have become storing tremendous amounts

of data. But some of us are storing this data in

ways that is costly to maintain.

Collaboration Our internal systems are failing to be

collaborative. It’s difficult to find any

information that is require.

Constraints Every day we are faced with time and budget

constraints. And it looks as thought these

constraints are abut to get much tighter.

Today, we are expected to do much more with a lot less. To achieve this, we

must work smart.

drupal Content Management System

Many people call Drupal a content

management system because it can store and

display content for websites.

Content Management Framework

Drupal is more closely described as a content

management framework. It is an empty canvas

that can be configured to meet any information

management requirements.

drupal Drupal Association

When Drupal became mainstream, a formal

organization was formed to ensure the stability

and future success of the technology.

Commitments

The Drupal Association has committed to

ensuring that all components of the Drupal core

adhere to WCAG 2.0 and ATAG 2.0.

Drupal

systemflow Layers

5. Template

4. User Permissions

3. Blocks & Menus

2. Modules

1. Data

Drupal

modules Core (required)

A set of modules required for the base

functionality in Drupal.

Core (optional)

Frequently used modules so they are

included in the base distribution.

Contributed

Modules created by contributors that have

been shared with the community.

15%

25% 70%

Core (required) Core (optional) Contributed

Drupal

documentation

Drupal.org www.drupal.org

The office Drupal website. You can download

Drupal, read documentation, and download

modules.

Drupal Modules http://drupal.org/project/modules

Where you read about and download Drupal

modules.

Drupal Best Practice 4 Gov http://www.howto.gov/web-

content/technology/content-management-

systems/drupal-best-practices-for-government

The Government of USA.

The Drupal Cookbook http://drupal.org/documentation/customization/t

utorials/beginners-cookbook

Documentation for Drupal beginners.

There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may

encounter have been solved and documented online.

Drupal

learningcurve Content Editors

1 – 2 weeks

Configuration

2 – 3 months

Developers

4 – 6 months

additionalsupport Third Parties

Drupal supported is available for third parties

for organizations that need assistance

maintaining their systems.

Includes

Support normally includes ensuring the system

and modules are always the latest and

greatest, which is recommended when

implementing open source technology.

Drupal

drupal+

Cost - Free Drupal is free. Drupal modules are free.

Drupal templates are also free.

Accessibility - High The Drupal Association has committed to

ensuring that all core features are WCAG 2.0

and ATAG 2.0 compliant.

Templates - Versatile The layered system flow of Drupal allows us to

update the visual component on our systems

without changing the business logic.

Semantic Data - Great Built-in taxonomies allow for content

categorization and tagging. Content that is

tagged is much easier to find.

Content Management Frameworks have changed the way organizations manage

their websites. We no longer depend on low-level programmers to maintain our

Internet presence.

Advantages

drupal+

Collaborative The modular nature of Drupal allows us to

share our code and templates across

organizations. No need to build anything twice.

Extendable There are 9,500 modules that extend the

Drupal core. Popular functionality is very well

support.

Flexible Drupal starts as a blank canvas and can evolve

into any type of system. It can be a tool for

managing our websites, or a data entry and

reporting system.

Content Management Frameworks have changed the way organizations manage

their websites. We no longer depend on low-level programmers to maintain our

Internet presence.

Advantages

drupal-

Connotation Open source still has a negative connotation

within some departments. From time to time,

we meet an executive who won’t even consider.

Policy and Procurement Very few government policies and processes

have been written on the implementation of

open source technology.

Learning Curve The learning curve for Drupal developers is

long, and it is not covered in most post-

graduate programs like Java or .NET.

Open source technology still carries with it negative stereotypes and poor

connotation.

Disadvantages

Drupal Example

Drupal Example

Drupal Example

Drupal Goverment

Get in touch

contactus Next Aeon a provider of enterprise content

management systems for governments.

Address

Yonsei Univ. Tech Park # 133,

Seoul,Korea

Phone

+82-10-9450-8593

Website

www.nextaeon.kr