In order to facilitate offline filling - a word document should be provided with all appropriate headings and word counts, such that the procurement work can begin without having to logon to the portal, and to enable offline filling and approval-seeking.
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Sharon O'Keeffe This would be very helpful - particularly for those with internet access issues, small organisations, farmers, those collaborating etc. If we do not provide the templates they will make their own which is not ideal in case we add different types of applications.
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Kyle Thoms Support Sharon's observations. We have first hand experience of the difficulties faced by small regional providers with connectivity barriers. Am assuming that there would be later populating of the onlin portal forms
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Glenn Luthy Does this issue go away now that we have the application extract in place? I realise it requires internet access in order to get the extract, but after that the offline requirement is met.
I think we should avoid the provision of templates if possible. Firstly, they will encourage users (even those with great internet access) to use the templates in the first instance, and not the portal. Secondly, they will need to be kept in sync with changes to the portal which is duplicate maintenance effort for GRDC. This will be exacerbated if we end up with multiple application types.
The application extract also provides GRDC and applicants with better version / change management than the provision of static offline templates.
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Sharon O'Keeffe Hi Glenn - the template is still needed, particularly for grower applications (GAD program etc.) - even if we don't build it, someone will eventually and then we can't control the template. Also my understanding is that the extract pulls it out in PDF which means there is no track changes for collaboration - only comments? (I may be incorrect here). Cheers Sharon
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