Pakistan Water GatewayPRESENTED BY: MOHAMMAD IRFAN-UDDIN AHMED

www.waterinfo.net.pk

Introduction

www.waterinfo.net.pk

• Designed to provide information on water related resources and issues on the world wide web.

• First established in 2003 under the WCD-CCP project.

• While developing the Pakistan Water Programme, IUCN and Oxfam-Novib decided to re-invigorate the Pakistan Water Gateway

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The Purpose / Goal

1. Central Repository of Information for everyone

2. To identify gaps in research

3. To provide an interaction facility between individuals and experts

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www.waterinfo.net.pk

Problem : Islands of Information

What has changed…

1.Back-end

2.Interface

3.Additional Content

4.Structure of Contentwww.waterinfo.net.pk

www.waterinfo.net.pk

Key FeaturesDesign Elements

1. Responsive with Convenient Navigation

2. Search / Advanced Search 3. Cross/Compatibility with all

web browsers

Functional Elements1. Blogs2. eForum3. Knowledge Base www.waterinfo.net.p

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Blogs (web logs)

1. Share ideas

2. Share articles

3. Share thoughts

4. Share experiences

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eForum

1. Message Board

2. Online discussions

3. Connect with others with similar interests.

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Knowledge BaseTags / Information Themes

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Available in Main menu

Document title and its tags

Where we are now

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DESCRIPTION TOTAL

Documents 336

Tags (Information themes) 324

Members 62

Blogs 5

Threads in forum 0

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Statistics

Portal VisitsUnique visitors 1,429

Number of visits 2,113

Pages visited 11,882

Hits 17,881

Country Pages Hits

1 United States 3,576 4,165

2 Pakistan 2,502 6,156

3 France 883 983

4 China 714 881

5 Great Britain 694 745

6 Sweden 621 621

7 Canada 269 287

8 Finland 251 254

9 Russian Federation 245 250

10 Ukraine 231 287

Top 10 Countries visiting PWG May 01 - May20

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Targets for the next 6 monthsDESCRIPTION TOTAL

Documents 800

Tags (Information themes) 700

Members Increase

Blogs Increase

Threads in forum Increase

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Functional Additions1. Social Media Connectivity

2. Dynamic Image and Video Gallery

3. Video Conferencing for Members

How you can help1. Register yourself2. Write Blogs3. Use the forums4. Upload Documents5. Provide Feedback6. OWN IT

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