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When it comes to government websites, Drupal is everywhere. In 2021, around 56% of the world’s government websites relied on Drupal. Numerous case studies illustrate the profound technical benefits of choosing Drupal. Serving both national governments and local administrative divisions, Drupal has a proven track record as a reliable, cost-efficient framework for websites of varying scales.

The landscape of websites is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by an insatiable demand for new content and the impending influence of artificial intelligence. In this session, we embark on a journey into the heart of "The Future of Websites," exploring the dynamic interplay between escalating content needs and the transformative role of AI in shaping the digital ecosystem.

This presentation features Cory Nicholson, a Drupal 8 Power User and Communications & Projects Coordinator at the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). Gain insights into platform enhancements, optimizing usage, and employing effective analytics strategies to maximize Drupal's capabilities.

This session will describe the new Drupal 9 mtc.ca.gov website. This site was recently migrated from Drupal 7, but has a handful of interesting new features, including a new approach to the Granicus meeting importer (as demonstrated at last year's DrupalGovCon).

The goal of this presentation will be to help government agencies using non-CMS powered websites and why they should port to websites to Drupal given our own experience.

Lullabot helped Georgia.gov develop a new landing page design tool that gave state agencies the power to customize their home pages, landing pages, and programs without breaking the mobile-friendly responsive design. Even with this flexibility, the structured content model made it possible to keep critical information up-to-date across websites and automatically expose rich metadata for search engines.

As part of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience, government agencies are required to modernize their websites using the U.S. Web Design System (#USWDS) to improve the public’s customer experience.

This panel will discuss the pros and cons of using Drupal static sites, and the tools you can use to get started. VA.gov has been running one of the largest public Drupal static sites. We will discuss why they chose to go that route and what their plans are for the future.

The U.S. Web Design System's been around for six years. As USWDS grows beyond 2.0, there's an opportunity to make subsequent versions even easier to integrate and upgrade. Drupal powers much of the government web, and this session will be an opportunity to discuss the potential, pain, and possibility of using USWDS with Drupal projects - particularly as both your projects and the design system mature.

This session is for project managers, product managers, content strategists and other technologists interested in taking product-centric approach to government digital services.