2009 Web Symposium
The annual ALGIM Web Symposium is the premier event for website, online services and communication teams in the public sector (local and central government).
The 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium was held on 4 & 5 May 2009 at the James Cook Chancellor Hotel in Wellington. It featured keynote speakers from Google, Nielson Online, Intergen, Shift and Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind. There were case studies and workshops from across the public sector (Government agencies and local councils) on e-democracy, social media, website marketing and information architecture. Plus panel discussions on content management systems and website statistics and reporting, and the annual web awards and evaluation results.
Photos from the 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium and Awards are available on Flickr:
- View photos of the 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium on Flickr
- View photos of the 2009 Web Award winners on Flickr
2009 presentations available
We have provided PDF versions from many of the 2009 Web Symposium presentations.
View and access the 2009 Web Symposium presentations
2009 ALGIM Council Website Evaluation & Audit
Early in 2009, the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) conducted its annual survey of Council websites throughout New Zealand to assess sites from both a technical and content perspective. This external review of all 85 Councils assess compliance against the Government Web Standards, information and service content. The results of the evaluation were announced at the 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium.
There is also an online sub-survey open for Councils to complete which provides an overview of how they manage their website, what software applications they use and online functionality provided.
2009 website evaluation reports and survey
Download 2009 ALGIM Website Report - self-assessment survey (PDF 70KB)
Download 2009 ALGIM Website Report - information and service content (PDF 56KB)
Download 2009 ALGIM Website Report - web standards (PDF 48KB)
2009 Council website rankings
The results from the ALGIM Website Evaluation and Audit are collated together to produce a "rankings" list of all 85 Councils in New Zealand.
Find out where your Council is ranked:
Download the 2009 Council website rankings (PDF 11KB)
2009 ALGIM Web Audit reports
ALGIM are offering an individual evaluation report for your Council website based on the results and findings from the 2009 Website Audit. This report will be available to you within four weeks of ordering.
Order a report - find out how you can improve
The cost of the 2009 Web Audit report is based on your Council's population size. The categories are:
- Under 10,000 - $350
- 10,000 - 50,000 - $400
- 50,000 - 100,000 - $600
- Over 100,000 - $1000
Note: an early-bird discount of $50 will be given for all orders received by 31 May 2009!
If you’d like to enquire or proceed with ordering this report, please e-mail admin@algim.org.nz with your enquiry or purchase order number.
This report will be available to you within four weeks of ordering.
2009 ALGIM Web Awards
Supreme Award - sponsored by ALGIM
The Supreme Award winner is based on the results of the ALGIM Council Website Evaluation and Audit.
First place:
Auckland City Council
Second place:
Northland Regional Council
Third place:
Porirua City Council
Category Award winners - sponsored by Local Government Online
Category award winners are judged externally and also have a 'People's Choice' Award voted by ALGIM Web Symposium attendees.
Best New Feature: Intranet
Napier City Council, The Source
Best Redevelopment: Intranet
Horizons Regional Council
Best New Feature: Website
Palmerston North City Council, rich media capability: www.pncc.govt.nz
Best Redevelopment: Website
Far North District Council: www.fndc.govt.nz
'People's Choice' Best New Feature: Website
Dunedin City Council, online job vacancies: www.dunedin.govt.nz
'People's Choice' Best Redevelopment: Website
Gisborne District Council: www.gdc.govt.nz
Web Award photos
Photos from the Web Awards have been published on Flickr.
Unfortunately Auckland City, Far North District and Horizons Regional Councils were not present to receive their awards.
View photos of the 2009 Web Award winners on Flickr
You can also view photos from the 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium on Flickr:
View 2009 ALGIM Web Symposium photos