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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.

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.

Speaker: Sean Lehane. Join us, and dive deep on the most relevant challenges and lessons-learned facing a digital transformation from proprietary-to-open. You are sure to come away with some tips that will aid you in planning for and keeping your large-scale and mission-critical projects on track.

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.

For Government Agencies, effectively communicating and delivering content to your internal teams and external audiences is mission critical. Complexities abound making security, governance, compliance, and personalization seem impossible. However, with great challenges come greater opportunities.

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.

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

Reviewing and cleaning up your website will save you time and effort in the future, highlight potential content gaps, and show areas where you can improve functionality and the user experience.

Getting Drupal to work in a government environment is a technology problem. Getting good content into that Drupal system, however, is a people problem.