Case Studies

Client: Commission for Rural Communities

Project Overview

Rocktime have undertaken work for the Countryside Agency from 2002 to provide a range of internet and web database development including the ‘Vital Villages’ and ‘Land Management Initiative’. The CRC formed in 2005 as a result of the restructuring of the Countryside Agency.

Rocktime was commissioned to develop an extranet portal that would enable the Commission to manage the dissemination of specific information to a particular audience.

Project Features

• Website & Extranet design & build
• Bespoke web database development
• Rocktime dedicated hosting
• Dynamic Flash maps for UK club locator
• Website accessibility compliance

Services Provided

Rocktime developed a web based Best Practice Database for the CRC that holds information on thousands of projects that rural communities in this country and abroad have undertaken to improve their quality of life. There is also information on publications, policy approaches and links to other organisations that promote best practice.

The Logic CMS provides an intuitive web based interface that enables administrators to manage all areas of the extranet and through their tasked responsibilities only have access to certain areas. In addition to expand the extranet as and when required by creating 'sub-sites' dealing with particular project areas.

Results

The Vital Villages project is regularly used as an example of ‘Best Practice’. Rocktime have built a successful relationship with the CRC / Countryside Agency over six years and three major projects.

Rocktime have provided an extranet that offers The Commission Communities a suite of online tools that give users the opportunity to participate in their work, have their say and to influence the outcomes. It also allows the Commission to raise its profile and to influence others. In addition the site allows for specific groups of experts within particular areas to access information 'by invitation only'.

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