Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Module I: Basic Principles
Naylin Oo
Information, Communication and Space Technology DivisionUNESCAP
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
United NationsESCAP
Module I: Basic Principles
• Section 1: Introduction, basic terminology, class discussion, and practical exercise
• Section 2: Basic principles of a web site and searching data on the Internet (exercise)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Session 1:
Introduction
Module I: Basic Principles
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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If it is not on web . . .
. . . it does not exist
Eric Hermouet
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Internet Demographics
The internet (or WWW) that we know of today is around 15 years old.
Over 1 billions Internet users worldwide (March 2007)
– Asia: 400 millions– Europe: 315 millions– N. America: 235 millions– Latin America: 97 millions– Africa: 35 millions– The rest: 40 millions
(Source: Internet World Stats, March 2007)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Internet Demographics
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Session 1:
Basic Terminology
Module I: Basic Principles
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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The Internet
• A Network of Computer Networks(Intranet: private network within an organization)
• Providing a large number of services:– World Wide Web– E-mail– Chat– Internet Phones (VoIP)– File Transfer– Newsgroups– Telnet
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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The Internet
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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An unbalanced network?
• Global Internet Map (http://www.telegeography.com/products/map_internet/index.php)
• Internet Traffic Report (http://www.internettrafficreport.com/main.htm)
• Different communication protocols• Different connection modes
– Different speed– Different level of reliability– Different pricing policies
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Communication Protocols
• For the communication, we use ‘Protocols’• ‘Protocols’ are agreed standards for data
transfer• Examples of ‘Protocols’ are:
– Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
– File Transfer Protocol (FTP)– HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Different connection modes
Dialup• 56 Kbs
Broadband• ISDN
– Integrated Services Digital Network– use ordinary phone lines – transmit digital instead of analog signals– 64 Kbs or 128 Kbs
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Different connection modes
Broadband (continued)
• ADSL– Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line– Use traditional copper telephone lines– Download at speeds of up to 1.544 Megabits– Upload at speeds of up to128 Kilobits per second– Maximum distance between user and phone switching office– Becoming the next standard?
• xDSL– Variations of ADSL
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Different connection modes
Broadband (continued)
• Cable Modem– Usually using TV cables (fibre optic or coaxial)– Speed up to 10 Mbs
• Leased line, T1– Dedicated digital connection– Up to 1.5 Mbs
• Non-cable based– Satellite– Radio modem
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Module I: Basic Principles
World Wide Web
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
United NationsESCAP
What is WWW?
The World Wide Web (or the "Web") is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents that runs over the Internet. - wikipedia
Standards used for display of Web-content are:– HyperText Markup Language (HTML)– Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Accessing the WWW
• To access the WWW, you need a web browser: Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox (Mozzila), Opera, etc.
• In many cases, information are made available in specific and thus you need a specific software or plug-ins (e.g., viewers, players or office applications)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Browser-window
Page Title
Address bar
Standard buttons
Connection
Status bar
Menu bar
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Elements of a (NSO) website (1)Logo
Navigation elements
Text links Image linksMenu links
Search engine
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Elements of a (NSO) website (2)
Feedback:emailto:
External Links
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Elements of a (NSO) website (3)
Static Tables
Spreadsheets
Database Access
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Elements of a (NSO) website (4)
Graphs
Documents in PDF-format
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Web Addresses
To find the right connection with the right computer, we use Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/training/web/index.htm
protocol host name path (location) file name
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Session 2:
Basic Principles of
a web site
Module 1: Basic Principles
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Before you begin
1. Planning process
2. Design and development process (including testing and debugging)
3. Publishing process
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Planning Process
• Purpose• Goals and objectives• Assessment
– Target audience and scope– Requirements (resources and contents)– Timeline
Then, Development process, Publishing process
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Resource planning
• Human resources requirements
• Technical requirements– Hardware/Equipment– Software/Platform– Internet/Security architecture
Planning and Managing a Web site
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Roles and functions
• Webmaster function• Organizational support• Users• In-house data suppliers• Etc.
Planning and Managing a Web site
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Competency
• Management competence• Technical competence• Web design competence• Web development competence• Database competence• Language competence• Etc.
Planning and Managing a Web site
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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The Webmaster functions:
• Web site planning and development• Day-to-day management and monitoring• Evaluate new trends and technology• Ensure that standards are followed• Devise in-house training• Keeping-up the quality• Promote cooperation and coordination• Ensure that policy directives are followed
Planning and Managing a Web site
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Organizational support:
• Management and policy support
• Technical support (IT)
• Coordination support
• Resource support
Planning and Managing a Web site
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Development Process
Six major stages:
1. Site definition and planning
2. Information architecture
3. Site design
4. Site construction
5. Site marketing
6. Tracking, evaluation, and maintenance
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Development Process
Required:
• Resources (financial, human, etc.)
• Contents (web pages, images, etc.)
• Design (structure, navigation, etc.)
• Hosting (shared, dedicated, etc.)
• Domain (TLD - .com, .net, .org, etc.)
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Testing and Debugging the Site
Users has different:
• Hardware (PC, Mac, etc.)
• Software (Windows, Linux, MacOS)
• Connections speed
• Languages
• Etc.
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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Sustaining quality - Management:
• Monitoring for functionality• Check for misuse and pages not
following standards• Look out and evaluate new methods and
techniques• Apply security patches immediately• Good training programs• Good user relationship
Publishing and Maintenance
Third Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communication Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics: Website Design, 28 May – 1 June 2007, SIAP, Chiba, Japan
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• Crawler-Based Search Engines• Create their listings automatically
• Human-Powered Directories• Depend on humans for its listings
• "Hybrid Search Engines" Or Mixed Results
How Search Engine Work?