❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the decommissioning of the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) platform, including a review, data transfer, and potential reinstatement. The Minister's response provides details on the review, data transfer assistance, and declines reinstatement.
AnsweredQoN 3103Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the answers provided to Question on Notice No. 2687, and ask:
(a) who carried out the independent review of the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) in November 2008, and will the Minister release the report for comment;
(b) how many OWAMC members were able to transfer their web content onto their own websites, and at what cost;
(c) will the Government consider reinstating the service and allow the community to access the seven years of information that has been mostly lost, given that, with advances in technology, the cost to Government to set up an alternative platform to deliver the OWAMC gateway will go down; and
(d) when were the options provided to OWAMC members to make their information public, and what were they?
(a) who carried out the independent review of the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) in November 2008, and will the Minister release the report for comment;
(b) how many OWAMC members were able to transfer their web content onto their own websites, and at what cost;
(c) will the Government consider reinstating the service and allow the community to access the seven years of information that has been mostly lost, given that, with advances in technology, the cost to Government to set up an alternative platform to deliver the OWAMC gateway will go down; and
(d) when were the options provided to OWAMC members to make their information public, and what were they?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
56 days
(a) On 3 November 2008, the Vivid Group - a local communications and technology services company based in Perth - was contracted to undertake the review. As an operational document, the review report is not intended for public comment.
(b) Aside from the Ethnic Communities Council of WA, the Australian Asian Association and the Australian Anglo-Indian Association, the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) is not aware of how many OWAMC members were able to transfer their web content onto other websites or the costs of doing so.
(c) No.
(d) In June 2009, OWAMC members were advised of alternative commercial platforms available for transfer of their websites and were asked to move their web content to one of those platforms. Those unable to do so were advised that OMI would provide their files on a CD/DVD on request.
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(b) Aside from the Ethnic Communities Council of WA, the Australian Asian Association and the Australian Anglo-Indian Association, the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) is not aware of how many OWAMC members were able to transfer their web content onto other websites or the costs of doing so.
(c) No.
(d) In June 2009, OWAMC members were advised of alternative commercial platforms available for transfer of their websites and were asked to move their web content to one of those platforms. Those unable to do so were advised that OMI would provide their files on a CD/DVD on request.
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