The Scottish Parliament has appointed digital agency, Redweb, to re-design and provide on-going development, support and maintenance of their website and intranet.
This web upgrade will make it easier for people to engage with the Parliament, learn more about what is going on at Holyrood and how to get involved.
Redweb will be integrating a new content management system and building a new information architecture and navigation to improve functionality and usability. Another core component will be improving accessibility standards across the site to ensure equal opportunity to access information and offer more ways to engage with the Parliament - including more podcasts and audio downloads in a range of languages.
Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP said: “We have always endeavoured to be as accountable to the people of Scotland as possible through easily accessible provision of information about our work, policies and public expenditure. In this, our 10th year, it is right and proper to upgrade this facility.”
“Our new website will take account of latest technology to increase use of our site not only as an information source on members, the Parliament and its work but also as a more proactive engagement channel for current and new audiences, including disabled users and people for whom English is a second language.”
Andrew Henning, CEO at Redweb said: “The new website will improve accessibility to information through good user-centric design. The different key audience groups will be easily able to find the relevant information without a wider understanding of the Parliamentary process.“
The five year contract commences with immediate effect and the first stage of the upgrade is due to be launched in September 2010.
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