British Government to dilute the BBCi services

Despite the fact the BBCi is recognised the world over as an example of excellent web design BBC News online and other news sites have been reporting that BBCi will have to shut down a series of sites after the release of the government backed gaff report yesterday. Why does the government feel this is necessary? In my opinion web design companies (in the private and public sector) should stop whinging that the BBC has an unfair advantage and step up to the plate demonstrate their skills..

It's not the money they throw at it (although, I'm in no doubt that helps) that makes BBCi great. It's the attitude the new media team embodies that makes their web offerings successful.. They made a conscious effort to put their users first, to define the goals of the site and then embarked upon a continual process of development and re-development to make sure that the BBCi met it users needs. The first part of this story is chronicled in The Glass wall a document which is well worth reading.

Instead of complaining about the success of BBCi we should raise our game to meet and then exceed it.