❓ Mr. Simpson questions the Premier regarding the costs associated with the 'Building WA' website, including development, maintenance, staffing, advertising, and usage statistics. The Premier's office provides detailed cost breakdowns and usage data.
AnsweredQoN 2649Legislative Assembly
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(a) how much did the website cost to make;
(b) how much did the content on the website cost to make or purchase (with a breakdown for each individual item);
(c) what are the recurrent costs to host the website per year;
(d) what are the recurrent costs to maintain the content of the website per year;
(e) is there a dedicated staff member within the State Government employed to maintain the website; and
(i) if yes, what is the salary of this individual and what are the details of their contract; and
(ii) if no, who maintains the website and what are the details of their contract, including cost;
(f) has the State Government or any other entity spent any funds on advertising the website; and
(i) if so, how much has been spent, in what mediums and by whom; and
(g) to date, how many hits has the website received (include the actual dates of the period that is being measured)?
(b) how much did the content on the website cost to make or purchase (with a breakdown for each individual item);
(c) what are the recurrent costs to host the website per year;
(d) what are the recurrent costs to maintain the content of the website per year;
(e) is there a dedicated staff member within the State Government employed to maintain the website; and
(i) if yes, what is the salary of this individual and what are the details of their contract; and
(ii) if no, who maintains the website and what are the details of their contract, including cost;
(f) has the State Government or any other entity spent any funds on advertising the website; and
(i) if so, how much has been spent, in what mediums and by whom; and
(g) to date, how many hits has the website received (include the actual dates of the period that is being measured)?
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Answered
27 September 2007
Response time
30 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a) $14,035
(b) Content on the web site was sourced from relevant State Government agencies or was developed as a part of the contracts described in part (a) and in Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 2647 part (a).
(c) The Building WA web site is hosted internally on Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) servers, along with other DPC web sites.
(d) Maintenance of the web site is performed internally by DPC staff.
(e) Ms Eva Tudori is employed two days per week on a Level 5 Section 68 contract, with one of her responsibilities to update content on the website.
(f) The web site has been promoted through the Building WA magazine, which was delivered to Western Australians households. The cost of printing the magazine was $109,709.29 and the cost of its distribution was $49,007.96.
(g) During the period January 2007 to August 2007, the Building WA web site had 15,095 user sessions.
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(a) $14,035
(b) Content on the web site was sourced from relevant State Government agencies or was developed as a part of the contracts described in part (a) and in Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 2647 part (a).
(c) The Building WA web site is hosted internally on Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) servers, along with other DPC web sites.
(d) Maintenance of the web site is performed internally by DPC staff.
(e) Ms Eva Tudori is employed two days per week on a Level 5 Section 68 contract, with one of her responsibilities to update content on the website.
(f) The web site has been promoted through the Building WA magazine, which was delivered to Western Australians households. The cost of printing the magazine was $109,709.29 and the cost of its distribution was $49,007.96.
(g) During the period January 2007 to August 2007, the Building WA web site had 15,095 user sessions.
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