Connecticut Portal Advisory Group Meeting

Welcome

ConneCT Management Advisory Committee& Connecticut Portal Advisory Group

Meeting

May 1, 20039:30 am to 12:00 pm

I. Welcome

II. Information Sharing

III. Reports

IV. New Business/Other Issues

CT.gov Update

Taxonomy

• Committee without Chairperson.  

• Form for agencies to request updates, removals or additions to links within the site nav on CT.gov

• Dublin Core Meta Data we would like webmasters to include on the pages listed for their agency

CT.gov Update

DOIT Internet Services

Portal Management Group Update

• Placed ct.gov into production December 2002

• Significant staff changes since last meeting

Remaining staff:

Angela Taetz, Mario Mezzio, Craig Mollison, Michael Varney

CT.gov Update

DOIT Internet ServicesCurrent Status of Installation

• Portal Server Operating Systems upgraded

• Portal Software upgraded

• Development system upgraded H/W S/W

• Installed additional instance of DSF inside the

firewall for CJIS

• Network upgraded

CT.gov Update

DOIT Internet Services

Work in Progress

• Ulogin (web service) planning and migration

• Testing email encryption products

• Evaluating anti-spam technologies

• Evaluating email attachment anti-virus technologies

• Planning and Implementing several agency

initiatives

CT.gov Update

DOIT Internet Services

Webmasters need to confirm that all links to www.state.ct.us have been changed to ct.gov

Webmasters need to replace ConneCT graphic on their sites to the either of the two CT.gov graphics posted

Forms are available to request content be featured on the Ct.gov home page -

CT.gov Portal Migration Status and Discussion

Migration Statistics

11 – Internet Completed

6 – Intranet Completed

5 – In Progress

22 – In Queue

36 – Outstanding

Most Recent Sites Migrated • Department of Economic and Community Development http://www.ct.gov/ecd/

• Office of Emergency Management http://www.ct.gov/oem/

• Department of Public Works http://www.ct.gov/dpw/

• Department of Information Technology (In Progress) http://www.ct.gov/doit/

•Connecticut Insurance Department (In Progress) http://www.ct.gov/cid/

What else have we been doing?

• Working with Portal Vendor (PPT) - Increasing our knowledge base - Documenting and requesting enhancements - Planning Ulogin migration

• Setting up development server for all training sites. All existing training sites will eventually be deleted and administrators can request a site on the new server

• Coordinated the CJIS install

What else have we been doing?cont.

• Developing CT.gov Portal User Guidebook

• Managing CT.gov Portal Site

• Took over MPAI – Municipal website publishing (no plans to move them into the portal at this time)

• Looking into eAlert integration with wireless devices

• Trained additional staff on migration procedures

What’s Next

• Complete Content Admin portion of Guidebook in May and make available online

• Continue working with agencies in the queue

• Host Portal user meeting and Webmaster Workshops for migration planning

• Initiate a CT.gov Marketing Plan

• Work on Portal Templates – Sizing and Colors

Migration Queue

•Governor’s Office

•Lt. Governor’s Office

•Department of Revenue Services

•Department of Correction

•Department of Environmental Protection

•Office of Health Care Access

•Department of Mental Retardation

•CT Historic Commission

Portal User MeetingMay 21, 2003

• Bi-monthly meetings for System Administrators on the portal.

• Every meeting will feature a demonstration on a less familiar aspect of DSF.

• Encourage open forum between administrators and PMG staff

Webmaster Migration MeetingJune 12, 2003

The meetings are meant to get webmasters started on as much of the migration process as possible before they kickoff the actual migration with PMG.

•Go over pre-migration checklist

•Answer any technical questions and demonstrate if needed

•Tips to achieve user based navigation

•Portal folder overview – setting up the admin side of the sites

•Overview of tools to help

How to Join

• See CPI site – demo to follow

• Fill out Client Survey (puts agency in the queue)

• Start Pre-migration checklist

• Can request Portal Presentation for agency staff

• Contact pmg@po.state.ct.us for more information

CT.gov Portal Information Website(CPI)

www.ct.gov/cpihttp://www.CT.gov/cpi

• Features

• Information for all Webmasters

• Information on Joining the Portal

• CPAG Information

Features

• Calendar of Events All upcoming meetings and workshopshttp://www.ct.gov/cpi/ical/calendar.asp

• eAlerts Email notification of updates to the sitehttp://www.ct.gov/cpi/eAlerts/subscribe.asp

Webmaster Information

A region of CPI dedicated to providing all State Webmasters with useful information.

http://www.ct.gov/cpi/taxonomy/ct_taxonomy.asp?DLN=39464&cpiNav=|39464|

Joining the Portal

An area where agencies can review the process of migrating their sites to the Portal and the procedure to get in the queue.

http://www.ct.gov/cpi/taxonomy/ct_taxonomy.asp?DLN=39463&cpiNav=|39463|

“In The Queue” Portal Considerations

Both conceptual and practical things Webmasters should evaluate before the official kickoff of their sites’ migration.

http://www.ct.gov/cpi/taxonomy/ct_taxonomy.asp?DLN=39463&cpiNav=|39463|&cpiPNavCtr=|39471|#39471

CPAG Information

Information about CPAG Meetings, Committees, Presentations, and Workgroups.

http://www.ct.gov/cpi/taxonomy/ct_taxonomy.asp?DLN=31176&cpiNav=|31176|