Overview:

Canada’s Economic Action Plan was designed to help create jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity from coast to coast to coast. It connects Canadians with jobs, helps businesses to better compete in the global economy, and promotes research and innovation. It was also established to support vital public infrastructure, as well as families and communities.

Privy Council Office of Canada
Why Drupal was chosen: 

Drupal was chosen for its security, scalability and open source community.

Describe the project (goals, requirements and outcome): 

The Privy Council Office (PCO) required a redesign to modernize the Economic Action Plan website, making it more user friendly and appealing to a diverse audience. It should tell a very compelling story and provide the information necessary to bolster the country’s economy. To be successful, websites need to follow the same principles that drive an economy. They should quickly respond to a need, evolve as the world does and innovate to be ahead of the curve. Of course, all of this needs to be fiscally sound.

OPIN worked on a mobile-design that was simple and clean ensuring the focus was on the content and shining it in the most appealing and alluring light. PCO and apparently, the country, which visited it in ever increasing numbers, welcomed the redesign. It certainly didn’t hurt the economy either. Since open source software is free, it saved the Government of Canada thousands, if not, millions of dollars. Because of the vast network of developers that stand behind it, and the pride the community has in quickly resolving issues, Drupal is better positioned to overcome security challenges.

Both NASA and the White House have turned to Drupal to power their websites and identified security as one of the reasons. So, we had security covered.

Technical specifications

Drupal version: 
Drupal 7.x
Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen: 

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Organizations involved: 
Sectors: 
Government