In order to ensure tangible implementation of the Government policies for e-Government and the Digital Economy to enhance transparency and service delivery mechanism, the Australian Government has planned for implementing Whole-of-Government Content Management System (GOVCMS). This system intends to support more effective web channel delivery functions within government, thus enabling agencies to channelize their efforts from non-core transactional activities to those having higher value and centrally aligned with the core agency missions.
GovCMS seeks to deliver cost savings to agencies through coordinating government activity and economies of scale. The coordinating agencies of government will now have a common and scalable, Software-as-a-Service cloud based technology platform to host websites that will reduce the total cost involved in maintaining the web presence. GovCMS also enables sharing of codes, modules and applications between agencies using open-source technology which is expected to reduce development costs, and will develop modules that suit the needs of APS agencies. The initiative also aims to augment the productivity following transition of non-CMS websites on to a CMS besides enabling a better user experience for the citizens.
The Australian Government’s Department of Finance has proposed to make GovCMS live by September 2014. In a feasibility study, it has been divulged that between 182 and 437 government websites can be migrated to the GovCMS platform in the time period of four years.
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