It’s a new year and here at COI the digital policy team have loads of exciting events and projects coming up.  I’ll tell you all about that in a minute.  My first priority is the government website audit project.  I’ll remind you  just in case you have forgotten what the project is all about. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in their Sixteenth Report recommended that Government develop a single set of reporting metrics for website usage. The Government agreed and made it mandatory for all government websites to be audited. Hence the Government Website Audit project.

We have an event coming up in London on the 21^st of January aptly named “Auditing Government Websites”.  Speaking at the event is our very own Alex Butler, COI Transformational Strategy Director, and ABCe’s Managing Director Richard Foan.  The event is aimed at government agencies (EAs) and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and will cover the following topics:

• importance of auditing
• industry standards for measuring websites
• how to get ready for the audit
• the audit process (pre audit and post audit)

The event provides an opportunity for government agencies and NDPBs to audit their websites for approximately half the amount if procured independently. What better way to start the year? The event is free and registration for the event and the audits are pouring in, so register now and make your websites 2010 compliant.

Please email me at linda.morakinyo@coi.gsi.gov.uk if you would like to attend.

Hope to see you all at there.

Invitation to auditing government websites event 21 Jan 2010