With the recession starting to take it’s toll on the public sector, especially universities (some have seen a massive shortfall in their budgets), web development work is starting to slow down, but there are still a few exciting opportunities coming up over the next few months here at Goat Karma Towers:
Scottish Community Safety Network
I’ve been contracted to completely re-design and create a large custom content management system for the SCSN. The SCSN is a large government-funded network that oversees all aspects of community safety, including: fire,police,roads,anti-social behaviour, and many other sections.
Preliminary workshops and focus group sessions have taken place to establish the content of the site, and development will begin at the end of May.
EU-Russian Network
The EU-Russian Network, largely based at the University of Stirling. The network focusses on building strong academic relationships between two other large bodies: the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) and the University Association for Contemporary Studies (UACES).
The EU-Russian Network wants to incorporate the latest Web 2.0 technologies, to produce a ’social’ network of interested parties.
A scoping study has taken place, and designs will begin in earnest soon.
Arts at Stirling
The University of Stirling teaches many courses that are spread across multiple disciplines. The Arts at Stirling site hopes to gather all these courses together in one place to act as a promotional site for prospective students. It also hopes to become an information resource for current students and staff members.
Initial designs are being drafted, with development to take place soon.
