Draft Deck

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E-Government Gateways and Clusters
Bringing it all Together
National Connecting Aboriginal Canadians
Forum March 13, 2002
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Government On-Line
In order to achieve its commitment, the
Government of Canada set out to

• strengthen its Internet presence
• improve the organization and presentation of its
  on-line information in a manner that is
  client-centred and intuitive to the user
• improve access (remote areas, CAP, etc.)

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Users Priorities

• Keep it simple
• Clean, uncluttered, intuitive
• Fast download times
• Keep it Canadian
• Use national symbols
• Dont be too bureaucratic
• Keep it Non-Partisan
• Allow users to select what they want to see
• Not too government focused

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The Canada Site
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Access to Services
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The Canada Site

• First anniversary of the redesigned Canada Site
  portal (January 2001)
• Continued growth and advancement
• Applying the lessons learned
• Enhancements based on user feedback, focus
  testing and online survey results
• Continued commitment to improving accessibility

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Canada Site Main Page

• Harmonization with Services for Canadians
• Same look and top bar
• Reordered list of gateways
• Reference to services rather than gateways
• Simplified text and explanations

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New Features

• News Room
• Quick Tips
• Transactions
  (e-forms and services)

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Enhanced Customization

• E-mail notification of new information on
  sections of interest

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Services for Canadians

• Improved layout
• Short descriptor of content
• Harmonized navigation bars with the Canada Site
• Integrated e-forms and services, Whats New and
  Publications with the Canada Site

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Services for Non-Canadians

• New design (family theme)
• Foreign language capability
• Improved functionality, including advanced search

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Services for Canadian Business

• New design (family theme)
• Provincial views
• Enhancements to
• Cluster sites
• E-forms services
• Business tools
• Search functionality
• Municipal information

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Improving Accessibility

• Improved accessibility for persons with
• disabilities
• varying levels of computer expertise
• varying levels of literacy
• varying qualities of computer equipment and
  connection speeds
• Further improvements in consultation with the
  WATS team (Web Site Accessibility Testing
  Service)
• Enhanced accessibility of the search engine and
  the customization feature

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Next Steps

• Release of version 2 planned for March 2002
• including a communications strategy
• Review of cluster blueprint
• Continue public consultation research through
  online surveys and other public opinion research
  activities
• Continue research for increased accessibility
  through online surveys and other feedback
  mechanisms
• Secure channel for safe transactions

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