Better Connected 2009 a snapshot of local authority websites - Main Report (Printed and free PDF version)

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Socitm Insight's Better connected report (the  eleventh annual survey of local authority websites) sets out to provide an informed view of the quality of the experience that members of the public are likely to have when engaging with local government through a website. We do this by examining how well each site deals with common queries and situations. The results are based on what we actually found during November and December 2008, not on aspirations or good intentions.

Executive summary

The report calls on councils to adopt a new strategic approach to 'self-service' in response to the economic crisis - and sets out blueprint for future website management. and says that the current crisis should be a call to action for those not yet committed to self-service, a low-cost means to meet growing demand for council information and services at a time resources are unlikely to increase.

The structure of this report follows the criteria for high-quality local authority websites that develop the ideas that websites should be 'useful, usable and used'.

Contents of the report

• Introduction
• National policies and direction
• Overview of this year's results
• This year's results - useful content
• This year's results - usability
• This year's results - usage
• Moving forwards
• A new strategic approach
• Conclusions

Better Connected 2009 Package

The full package( Printed report and online downloads (to include supporting data) is free to Socitm Insight subcribing organisations.

Non Insight subscribers may purchase a printed version of the Main Report in accordance with the price list below.

We hope to shortly make available to purchasers of the printed version  the option of also instantly downloading the Main report.

In the meantime please select the relevant product option 'PDF only' or 'Printed report only'  or 'Printed report + PDF version' and we wil arrange to email forward the equivalent of download file if selected. Please note that whilst printed matter attracts a zero rate VAT according to VAT rules we have to charge VAT at 20% on other media like PDF and CD Rom. If you order the Printed Version and the PDF version then as the latter is a free addition the zero rate VAT will apply to the joint versions.

The charge for Non Insight subscribers and Socitm members (who don't subscribe to Insight) are :

Better Connected 2009 price list

PackageAll prices displayed below exclude VAT. Add to basket prices include VAT.	Report + PDF
Insight subscribers	Free
Non Insight subscribers - Socitm members	£395
Non Insight subscribers - all other organisations	£415
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