Turning rules and legislation into interactive digital experiences
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’.
Drupal and the Open Web in the Australian Government - 2025 edition
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.
How Australian government is experimenting with Rules as Code to deliver complex digital services
Rules as Code (RaC) is gaining momentum and has considerable transformative potential, if done right. This is especially the case for governments, because complex legislation and government rules in a constantly changing landscape can be codified to drastically simplify digital experiences for its citizens.
Making Sure GovCMS Works Great: Easy Ways to Test / Web Tools
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.
Adopting an open source design system for GovCMS
Sharyn Clarkson is an Assistant Secretary at the Australian Government's Department of Finance and is one of the key leaders delivering the GovCMS platform to over 100 different federal agencies each with their own set of complex requirements and capabilities
Tips and tricks for working with GovCMS SaaS
This session contains some of the most important lessons learned on my journey to efficiency on GovCMS. Come to the session to learn from my previous mistakes and hopefully your GovCMS development will become more joyful and productive. Feel free to bring your own lessons learned, so we all benefit!
GovCMS Deep Dive into content sharing at scale
This session is a more focused deep dive on specific aspects of DXP and content that are most compelling to a whole of government implementation on GovCMS.
Using Drupal for Rules as Code projects in NZ and Australia
Phillipa and Suchi worked on two projects in 2022 that combined Drupal and Rules as Code (RaC).
This presentation will provide a quick overview of both projects, before moving into the technical solution. Salsa built an OpenFisca Drupal module to integrate OpenFisca with a Drupal webform.
GovCMS and Drupal 9, roadmap and Q&A
The presentation will cover the latest developments in GovCMS9 and detail the roadmap for migrations.
Better user and editor experience - exploring open data on GovCMS
Julia Topliss, former Account Manager at Morpht, presents on work on the new IPEA website.