1. Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

New policy has been published about how YouTube can be used to store and share FAO videos. This policy outlines the steps for storing videos on FAO's official YouTube channel for sharing

2. 2.8b Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy About YouTube YouTube is a video sharing Web site where users can upload, view and share short videos or multimedia presentations. Unregistered users can view most videos on the sit

3. Latest Checklist for new Web sites
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

The latest FAO Checklist for clearance of new Web sites was approved by the WAG on 16th September. The purpose of the original WAICENT Checklist was to provide information on the technical require

4. 2.8 Social Media Policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

This section is intended for those people who are considering implementing official collaborative tools, sites or services, or are simply investigating the possibilities. With the advent of &

5. Checklist
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist provides information to technical divisions on the requirements to obtain clearance by the Director KCE when requesting the publication of new Web sites and I

6. 9.4 Evaluation of Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

...optimized searches for popular items (i.e. [eu OR "european union"] AND [trade OR trading] AND [policy OR policies]); and analysing exclusively human activity (crawlers do not type). ...

7. 8.1b Criteria for clearance of Web site
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Policy  If you have followed the recommendations and advice contained in this Guide, launching your site online should be easy. One key thing to remember is that all FAO Web sites are held up agai

8. 8.1 Launch checklist
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Policy The responsibility for approving the deployment of a system developed under the WAICENT framework lies with the Director, KCE, who has an oversight function for WAICENT standards. A system

9. 7.1 Testing approaches
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

Policy Before its release, an FAO Web site must comply with the FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist. Please ensure that before a request for the publication of a Web site is sent to KCE, it has be

10. 6.11 Domains, URLs and aliases
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy www.fao.org is the entry point to all FAO information on the Internet and is the domain under which, in principle, all information published by FAO on the Internet should be located. Except

11. 6.9 Printable pages
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Print-friendly pages are a requirement of the FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist and Web sites will not be published if they are not print-friendly. A Web site should be printable on portr

12. 6.8 Link management
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Avoid links to pages under construction or to non-existing pages, i.e. remove the <a href=".."> tag. When a page is not available in the given language, the English version

13. 6.7 Language encoding
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy All Web pages should have the encoding written in the "head" section. The encoding should be Unicode (UTF-8) or should at least refer to the character set related to the language

14. 6.4 Graphics
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Images must be properly resized using graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop. Do not use HTML code to reduce the images' width and height. Images should not be animated, unless th

15. 5.3c Web site design usability principles
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Policy Use of flash The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist recommends that the use of Flash or other interactive animation plugins should not be used for navigation or design effects. They shou

16. 5.3b Corporate identity in design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Policy Although there is no official policy on an FAO online Web identity, it is recognized that the banners should: share a common emblem; not contain any animated elements; use the

17. 5.2a Identify Web pages and subject categories
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...istory Participating countries Reform and policy harmonization Financing institutions ...

18. 5.5 Define technical implementation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Guideline How to track and share design decisions During the design stage, work can be quite creative involving brainstorming and occasional iterations. Things can change at a rapid pace, and i

19. 5. Design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Design is where you specify the details of your Web project based on what you have gathered during the planning and the content collection and preparation phases. Designing a Web site means that you

20. 4.4d How to create or improve current metadata
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...ion that directly affects the public; major formal publications: e.g. annual reports, strategic plans, policy documents, etc.; manuals and documents: those that may be used in decision-making a...

21. 4.3c Organizing your text on the page
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...riginal text looks like this: Regional Programmes focus on three key areas: structural reforms and policy harmonization; transboundary issues: trade, food safety, water resources and crop and l...

22. 4.2 FAO content repositories
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

Policy and Guideline Selecting and sharing document and files A content repository is a store of different types of items (e.g. documents, bibliographical records and images). Typically, they co

23. 3.6 How to track and share planning decisions
(WEBGUIDE/PLANNING)

Policy The WAICENT Project Approach policy requires that a kick-off meeting be held at the start of a new system development project, with all parties involved. invite all stakeholders fro

24. 3.5 Identify resources
(WEBGUIDE/PLANNING)

Guideline Developing the budget is usually the task of the Web site sponsor and/or the Web site manager, or whoever is managing the project. While this topic does not cover all necessary budgeting

25. 3. Planning
(WEBGUIDE/PLANNING)

Planning is the stage of a Web project where you lay the foundations of a successful Web site. Before planning begins, it is important to have a clear idea of the: project size; corporate

26. 2.5 Language coverage policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

 

27. 2.4 Policy and legal matters
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy FAO holds copyright on all its media, including Web sites, unless otherwise stated. However, FAO offers its information for the benefit of people and organizations interested in i

28. 2.2 Roles in Web publishing
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Guideline New technology has changed some of the traditional roles involved in producing and disseminating Web information. The table below lists the roles in Web publishing. Depending on t

29. 2.3 Site clearance and accountability at FAO
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy Getting your site online once it has been designed and constructed will not be difficult if you have followed the recommendations and advice contained in this Guide. It is important to reme

30. 2.1 WAICENT Project Approach
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy Working together: the WAICENT Project Approach  The WAICENT Project Approach is a policy with detailed procedures and checklists aimed to formalize Web site and information system project

31. 1.2 Quality criteria of Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

... the WAICENT Committee. Hence, this list and its application can be updated in the future and upgraded to policy status. Accuracy The technical accuracy of Web content is the responsibility o...

32. 1.1 FAO and the Internet: What is an FAO Web site?
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

This section explains how the Internet is utilised at FAO. It provides references to key policy documents related to the Internet as a means for communicating FAO messages. The FAO Web site f

33. 1. Introduction to the Web Guide
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

...ts needed to carry out a task. It may be a formal procedure that is officially recognized at FAO. Policy Policy is an FAO corporate principle or goal that requires mandatory compliance...

34. 6.8c Absolute and relative links
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Links should be expressed as "absolute", for example: <a href=http://www/etc or "relative", for example: <a href="img/picture.jpg"

35. 6.8b Links to the FAO home page, FAO copyright and the Information Finder
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy The FAO emblem must link to the FAO home page. It must also be language specific, i.e. on a Spanish language Web page it should link to http://www.fao.org/index_es.htm; On each Web page

36. 6.8a Linking files across languages
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

 Policy The link to an active Web page, i.e. the one you are currently on, should not be clickable. Links to the other language versions should be managed consistently. For example, if a user is

37. 6.6a FAO emblem
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist for the approval of new Web sites contains specifications concerning the FAO emblem and banner. This is policy and your Web site will not be publishe

38. 6.4c Photos
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Photos should mention the credit and provide a link to the source (if the photo has been taken from a catalogue or a system). See the FAO home page for an example. If new photos are

39. 6.2c Frames, new windows and pop-ups
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy New windows The term "new window" refers to the action of clicking on a link within a Web page and a new browser window opening. Too many windows opening or the new windows cont

40. 6.2b Browser compatibility
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy The Web page must be compatible with the most recent and penultimate versions of common browsers. Browsers for all popular operating systems (such as Windows and Macintosh) should be consid

41. 6.2a HTML and XHTML
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Guideline   HTML The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is designed for the presentation of information on the World Wide Web, using a Web browser. HTML evolved from the need to share d

42. 6.1a File naming and organization conventions
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy Ensuring that your files are logically and comprehensively named is an important part of a successful Web site. FAO already has a policy on how Web files should be named. The WAICENT File n

43. 2.9b FAO servers and who has access?
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy At FAO two divisions manage and monitor the FAO servers that contain the Organization's digital material: the Information Technology Division (KCT) and the Knowledge Exchange and Capacity B

44. 2.6e Target platform specifications
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Guideline The target platform specifications are the minimum hardware and software characteristics of users' computers, on which a Web site or system has to function fully and properly. The

45. 2.6c Designing for the user
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Guideline When you plan and design a Web site, focus on what your intended users want to do with the information on your site, not only on what you want to say. For example, one way to serve your

46. 2.6a FAO Web sites: the user perspective
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... The users of the FAO Web site belong to the following professional categories: technical and policy advisors in ministries and donor institutions; academics, researchers and teachers;...

47. 2.5b Minimum current guidelines for language policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Guideline  To concur with Member Nations' request that all Web sites be published in all FAO languages, staff should ensure that the Web site's home page (at least) is translated into the six lang

48. 2.5a Current guidelines for language policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Guideline  A Web site being launched should be available in at least three FAO languages. However, as requested by Member Nations, it is recommended to publish the Web site in all six FAO language

49. 2.4c Use of FAO emblem and logos
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist is the official FAO guideline on how the FAO emblem and logos should be displayed on Web pages. According to the checklist, the FAO emblem should alw

50. 2.4b The fao.org domain, subdomains and root directories
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy and Procedure To view: Policy for the fao.org domain; Procedures for registering a new domain name; Procedures for domain name renewal; Policy for subdomains and root direc