I picked this up from the latest E-Government Bulletin
Terry Hanstock
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* E-GOVERNMENT BULLETIN.
The Email Newsletter On Electronic Government,
UK And Worldwide.
* ISSUE 108, FEBRUARY 2002.
* SUMMER REVAMP FOR PARLIAMENT SITE.
The UK Parliament web site (http://www.parliament.uk) is to be
relaunched this summer with a new look and structure.
The current site is almost entirely text-based and was developed in-house
by Parliament's library and its communications directorate. Though
packed with information on the rules and proceedings of the Lords and
Commons, its lack of visual design coupled with its huge size mean it
can be confusing to navigate.
Last week the online learning and web portal developer Epic
(http://www.epic.co.uk), which won the redevelopment contract, updated
E-Government Bulletin on the new site's planned look and feel.
The revamped site will have a stronger visual identity and its home page
will display two main menu areas aimed at 'hunters' and 'browsers'.
Hunters are people with specific information needs - for example
lobbyists, journalists and policy analysts - who will be able to quickly
access specialised information sources including Parliamentary
publication. Browsers will include tourists and schoolchildren, who will
be able to find pages with more general information, presented in a
livelier way.
Meanwhile Parliament began web-casting its proceedings last month for
the first time, at http://www.parliamentlive.tv
This pilot service works with Windows Media Player and Real Player
and works quite well with a high-bandwidth connection, although the
sound level seems erratic. Viewers can choose to watch the Commons,
the Lords, Westminster Hall or select committee sessions.
And in a bid to keep ahead of the game the Scottish Parliament, which
has been web-casting since September 2000, has upgraded its own live
online service with new features implemented by Victoria Real, the
company that provided internet support for the hit TV series Big Brother.
The site will now build archives of the previous two weeks for all main
chamber and committee proceedings:
http://www.scottishparliamentlive.com/
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