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Deep dive into the Digital Service Standard 2.0 and practical tips for application

Legislation is often extremely difficult to understand and interpret. It uses complex legalese language and often includes multiple references to other legislation meaning you may need to read multiple pieces of legislation to understand one ‘rule’.

A state by state breakdown will be done, and we can even compare the total amount of Drupal running in each state, through a lens of PageRank. We will be able to see which states (and at the federal level) are making a broader adoption of Drupal.

Using data and insights collected during the recent redevelopment of the dss.gov.au website we'll take a look at what works, what doesn't work and how you can make incremental improvements today to support your users.

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.

Compliance is crucial for federal websites, ensuring accessibility and uniformity.

Automated accessibility checkers can be extremely helpful, but only cover about 30% of potential issues.

Delivering a smooth experience for site users relying on assistive technology.

In this presentation, essential strategies for effectively testing GovCMS websites are explored. Practical methods for simplifying testing processes, ensuring robust security measures, and optimizing site performance were delved into to enhance user experience.

This presentation covers strategies to rapidly complete such projects, highlighting a three-week redesign for a national campaign using the Australian Government design system.