❓ Mr. Hyde questions the Minister about the removal of the Online WA Multicultural Communities gateway and access to its information. The Minister explains the platform's obsolescence, the cost of alternatives, and that members were advised to migrate their content.
AnsweredQoN 2687Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the Minister aware that the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) gateway has been taken offline by the Office of Multicultural Interests; and
(a) if so, why?
(2) How can people access the seven years of information that was on the OWAMC site?
(3) Will the Minister consider re-establishing the site with all the past information included; and
(a) if not, why not?
(a) if so, why?
(2) How can people access the seven years of information that was on the OWAMC site?
(3) Will the Minister consider re-establishing the site with all the past information included; and
(a) if not, why not?
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Answered
18 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
28 days
(1) Yes.
(a) A comprehensive independent review of the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) gateway was conducted in November 2008 and it concluded that the 'Harvest Road' Web power architecture used for the project was obsolete and could not be upgraded. Alternative platforms for delivering the project were considered, however, they were too costly and resource intensive to justify continuation of the project.
(2) In early 2009, all OWAMC members were advised to transfer their web content from the gateway as the server would go offline on 30 June 2009. OWAMC members were all provided with options for migrating or establishing their own websites on commercial platforms or systems.
(3) The information is owned by the OWAMC members, who have been provided with options for making it available.
(a) The decisions about the future of the OWAMC were based on the independent review conducted in November 2008.
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(a) A comprehensive independent review of the Online WA Multicultural Communities (OWAMC) gateway was conducted in November 2008 and it concluded that the 'Harvest Road' Web power architecture used for the project was obsolete and could not be upgraded. Alternative platforms for delivering the project were considered, however, they were too costly and resource intensive to justify continuation of the project.
(2) In early 2009, all OWAMC members were advised to transfer their web content from the gateway as the server would go offline on 30 June 2009. OWAMC members were all provided with options for migrating or establishing their own websites on commercial platforms or systems.
(3) The information is owned by the OWAMC members, who have been provided with options for making it available.
(a) The decisions about the future of the OWAMC were based on the independent review conducted in November 2008.
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