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Website Toolkit

The Website Toolkit provides support for developing a dynamic content management system, that is linked and searchable through IW:LEARN's International Waters Information Management System. The resulting network will allow access to high quality data and information and ensure dissemination to a broader community of stakeholders.

IW:LEARN works with GEF International Waters projects to improve online sharing of data and information relevant to managing international waters, including marine, coastal and freshwater ecosystems.

toolkit.jpgAn important activity of IW:LEARN is to implement its Website Toolkit which provides support for developing a dynamic content management system. Websites developed using the Toolkit incorporate usability, accessibility and metadata standards, and will be linked through IW:LEARN and UNEP's distributed discovery mechanism. The resulting network will allow access to high quality data and information and ensure dissemination to a broader community of stakeholders.

The Website Toolkit is based on Plone open source software which is a user-friendly and powerful content management system - it can function as an extranet and intranet server, document publishing system, and as a groupware tool for online collaboration between users.

With the Website Toolkit, you can build robust and sophisticated websites using simple and familiar tools. A vast variety of layouts (themes) and products make it easier to design the site that you need, while enhanced publishing, workflow features and options help you get your web pages online quickly IWLEARN to Plone iconand effectively. Read a short information material outlining why an Open Source Content Management System is the right solution for you.

IW:LEARN has a competent team composed of experienced Plone administrators and application developers, theme designers and content editors who are dedicated to helping GEF IW projects develop and manage their own websites.

USER COMMUNITY

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Meet the projects that have utilized the Website Toolkit for their websites. You can share data and information, and easily syndicate your web content using RSS (really simple syndication) so users can automatically receive updates of your new content. Learn from each other and build a stronger International Waters community.

The IW:LEARN will work hand-in-hand with GEF IW Projects throughout the development process until the launch of the project website.

List of projects that use Website Toolkit >

features_icon_s.jpgFeatures users_icon_s.jpgUser Community xfmail.pngInquire: Email I Online Form

ICT Workshops

iconworkshop.pngIW:LEARN organizes an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) regional workshops twice a year to support projects in establishing, developing and maintaining their website, as well as expose them to other freely available online tools.

Upcoming workshop: Saint Kitts and Nevis, 22-25 May 2012
for GEF IW projects in the LAC region

Previous IW:LEARN workshops (website development/GIS):

IW:WOW Award

wowawardlogo.png IW WOW Award 2011 logo The IW:WOW Award serves as a recognition and incentive to the best GEF IW project website. This competition is organized by IW:LEARN every two years coinciding with the International Waters Conference.

wowaward.jpgThe UNEP Reducing Pesticides Run-off to the Caribbean Sea (REPCar) project won the 2011 IW:WOW Award and received the 2011 IW:WOW trophy and Samsung Galaxy Ace on 20 October 2011 in Dubrovnik.

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