Dgroups Update, March 2009
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Dgroups presented an update to SDC in Bern in March 2009 regarding the migration of its online community platform from D1 to D2. Key points included: - Dgroups has operated its online community platform since 2002 in partnership with various organizations. - By 2008-2009, Dgroups had decided to develop a new platform (D2) using open architecture and plugins, and to fully migrate users from the old D1 platform. - Migration to the new D2 platform, developed by WA Research, was completed in February 2009 and the D1 platform was closed down. The new D2 platform focuses on core functions like email lists and integrates additional apps.
Dgroups Update, March 2009
- 1. Dgroups Update Presented to SDC in Bern March 2009 Peter Ballantyne and Maarten Boers
- 4. When ict4d was young!
- 6. 2009
- 9. 2006 Roadmap Guarantee the stability and security of the current platform . Decide on technical hosting of the current platform . Extend and reinforce the administrator community . Decide on management mechanisms . Re-design the governance structure . Decide on legal governance entity . Create prototype web 2.0 architecture .
- 10. 2007 Tech Study Own platform versus Google (yahoo) Drupal/sympa prototype at bellanet Collated specs Concerns for privacy with ‘google’ type solution Recommended to develop own platform Notion of community of communities
- 11. 2008 Tech Developments D1 Platform & support: from IDRC to IGLOO (via dgroups) New platform: to be open Architecture: from platform to plugins Communities: more horizontal support and learning Tech session to brainstorm options and form planning and migration team
- 12. 2008 Build and Migrate 2008 Develop and issue RFP for new platform and migration Shortlist of 3 providers WA Research contracted 2009 Migration complete (13 feb), D1 closedown Active groups / legacy groups Email functionality √ Usability ? Help and support provisions ?
- 13. Evolution: apps inside ‘ our’ files mail lists ‘ our’ calendar ‘ our’ links dashboard
- 14. ‘ our’ files mail lists ‘ our’ calendar ‘ our’ links dashboard Evolution: mail list at core
- 15. mail lists dashboard Evolution: mail the heart of D2
- 16. mail lists dashboard ‘ our’ other apps Dashboard blogs wikis rss photos tags events ‘ our’ links ‘ our’ files Evolution: apps to plug in search
- 17. Org Developments Governance: to be independent Jan 2007: Executive Committee Jan 2009: Foundation established Apr 2009: Partnership meeting Management: from IDRC to ICCO Euforic ‘coordination’ Platform from IGLOO to WA Research
- 18. Foundation board delegated management eg technology & support eg training & outreach eg admin & finance member member member member member group admin group admin group admin group admin group admin group admin group admin WA research support peer support
- 19. To Do List Platform (1.5) build completion, usability and functions Support contract with WA Research Peer 2 Peer support provisions and Help Platform (2.0) further developments Board elections and governance decisions Management and coordination mechanisms Member <-> Dgroups Foundation agreements ($$ plus rights and responsibilities, some legals)