Congratulations IGNFA, DehraDun, India
http://www.ignfa.gov.in/ has become the first ever CMS (Content Management System) based website in Uttarakhand. Before this , there was only one website namely
http://www.himselp.net.in/ which claimed to be a partially CMS -based website .Both these websites have been launched by central government organizations. It is coincidence that both websites are implemented by m/s Falcon Solution & Services, Dehra Dun (
http://www.falcon.org.in/) on different two platforms, windows and Linux.
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), DehraDun, India, was constituted in the year 1987 by renaming the erstwhile Indian Forest College, which was originally established in 1938 for training senior forest officers. IGNFA is currently functioning as a Staff College for the officers of the Indian Forest Service (IFS).
The primary mandate of the Academy is to impart knowledge and skills to the professional foresters and help them to develop competence for managing the country forest and wildlife resources on a sustainable basis. In the Academy training is provided at different levels of seniority in the Indian Forest Service besides training the new entrants to the service.
It has become a necessity for government departments these days to convert their static websites/portals into CMS -based website/portals ..The principle of 'What You See Is What You Get' applies here. The main benefits of CMS based website/portals are :-
• No prior knowledge of the internet or web site development is required. • Content can be created easily using generic office software and easily published using the CMS. • Content can be managed by the non-technical employees who are experts in that field, no technical jargon is involved. • Website/portal are always edited/updated from remote system.• Drag/Drop environment makes it easy to add new pages or edit existing content. • A workflow procedure can be developed ensuring that submitted pages are approved by executives. • Third party skin/template/application modules can be added to CMS package.• CMS site/parts are always scalable. • A Content Management System is economical as compare to static websites. • Increase shelf life
To eliminate inaccurate or contradictory content being published to your live website, a workflow procedure can be put in place. This will require approval by moderators before content is sent to your live site.
The benefits of workflow automation include cost reduction, improved operational efficiencies, error reduction, better communication and collaboration and real time audit of processes.
Another benefit of a database-driven Content Management System is that content can be archived and still be publically available (even though a new site has been developed and launched). This will contribute to Search Engine Optimization and can act as a resource incase old content is ever needed at later dates.
By- Pooja
