LocalGov Drupal (Discovery)

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Before this discovery began, Brighton and Croydon Councils had already successfully managed to share code to help them develop their Drupal-based websites. They joined up with Bracknell Forest and Oxford councils for this discovery work to see if they could also reuse the code for their own websites.

It was estimated that, if all four councils adopt the shared approach and platforms, the total savings could reach £1.5 million.

This discovery (then named ‘Improving code sharing between councils’) aimed to find ways for councils to easily share Drupal code and to identify any standard conditions and requirements that must be met for sharing code between councils. This could include things like digital maturity, unique use needs, technical skills, required governance and any potential intellectual property barriers around code sharing and reuse between councils.

Project outputs

As well as a detailed discovery report, which outlines the key findings and ways the project could progress, the team have developed a series of documents outlining processes and etiquette for the code-sharing club as it grows. The high level review of the project phase can be found in a summary blog post.

Downloads

Alternative ways to view the outputs:

Drupal project report (accessible PDF)

Contact [email protected] if you are having problems accessing the outputs.

Project links

Project timeline

October 2019

‘Improving code-sharing between councils’ discovery is awarded £75,000 from the Local Digital Fund.

April 2020

The project team of the ‘Improving code-sharing between councils’ discovery deliver the agreed outputs, published openly on the Local Digital website.

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