Edwin OmbegoSoftware Developer

Web Portals Key Concepts

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Common understanding on web portals and the Pasha Portal model

Agenda

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Web portals

Q&A

Web portal characteristics

Pasha portal Model

Why a web portal?

Pasha portal

Development Plans

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• WebportalA Site that functions as a point of access to information on the World Wide Web• Popular portals are MSN, Yahoo, and AOL

• FeaturesServices on a portal are driven by customer demand and by the growing reliance of businesses of all sizes on the services provided online

DefinitionsWebportals

Web portals Vs Search engines

Why web portals?

Much more than a simple search engine, they usually include customizable access to data such as stock reports, local, regional, and national news, and email services

Web portals

An information retrieval system. They help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information which must be consulted

Search engine

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Suite of servicesWhy web portals?

Consistent look and feel across various services. Users identify with you across all services

Branding

Providing a one stop shop that is customized to each user and user groups

Unification

Portals provide a way for enterprises to provide a consistent look and feel with access control and procedures for multiple applications, which otherwise would have been different entities altogether.2

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Web portal Characteristics

As with the corporate model, users must have authorized access to the page in the form of login credentials

Access to data that is considered within their area of responsibility

Government portals Business Portals

Due to the ongoing development of Internet technology, there is every reason to believe that web portals will continue to evolve over time

Portals that are created for the use of authorized personnel only.

They may also be configured to allow customers to browse, search, and purchase goods and services.

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The pasha portal

This Portal will be the focal point for providing Pasha managers and other stakeholders with opportunities to acquire knowledge

The system will be offering blogs, forums, e-learning, outsourcing functionalities, e-commerce and collaborative services to Pasha managers and other stakeholders

It will provide a platform for forming an online communities which will benefit the country in development and adoption of various policies through knowledge exchange and collaboration

RSS FeedsE-Commerce search

Contacts Discussion Forums Videos

Users

The Pasha Portal Model

Whereas access to the information contained in the Portal will be open, various security levels will be built in as way of ensuring that information whose access is restricted for whatever reason is protected.

User Access

The registered users can join an initiative that they are interested in so that they are alerted on any new information related to their preferred listings.

Contents

Users who join as institutions - can create other users in the System.

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• E-Learning• Articles• Videos• Business Development Experts• Case Studies• Calendar of events• Discussion Forums• Search

Services

Development of the system look and feel

Functions and systems the portal will be interfacing with are aggregated to the system

This will be an ongoing process of updating the portal with relevant and updated content

Pasha Portal Development

Portal Design and user

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Content management.

Module development/ Functionality.

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