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Deep dive into the Digital Service Standard 2.0 and practical tips for application

Using data and insights collected during the recent redevelopment of the dss.gov.au website we'll take a look at what works, what doesn't work and how you can make incremental improvements today to support your users.

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.

Compliance is crucial for federal websites, ensuring accessibility and uniformity.

Delivering a smooth experience for site users relying on assistive technology.

Automated accessibility checkers can be extremely helpful, but only cover about 30% of potential issues.

Governments and companies in the Asia-Pacific will be able to get access to AI strategies that are personalised to their needs. Technology firm NCS has rolled out a system that assesses how ready organisations are to take up AI securely and provides them solutions to do so.

This presentation covers strategies to rapidly complete such projects, highlighting a three-week redesign for a national campaign using the Australian Government design system.

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

What a content editor needs to know about ensuring their content is accessible, what tools Drupal provides to make this easier, some additional tools to help, and some additional resources.