TAKE NOTE

LAUNCH OF THE NEW DOD WEBSITE PORTAL (www.dod.mil.za)

The new Department of Defence website portal (www.dod.mil.za) was formally launched on 15 August 2005.

The DOD boasts two website addresses, namely www.dod.mil.za and www.dod.gov.za to be in-line with international internet standards and trends. The old website address www.mil.za will remain as the official military Internet root domain address. All these addresses are automatically routed through to the new Department of Defence website portal for easy accessibility.

The Cabinet approved the establishment and roll-out of a uniform corporate identity for the Government on 9 June 2004.

Soon after, the Government Communications (GCIS) Department, in collaboration with the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), issued corporate identity guidelines to assist departments in the application of the Government brand.

The DOD website is the first Government website to be 100% Government corporate identity and branding compliant.

Why a DOD website?

The Internet is exploding, with more and more users and websites each day. It has become a powerful and necessary communication tool in the world today.

The DOD Internet website was created to support this communication requirement.

Why the new DOD website?

The main reasons are as follows:

• To be in-line with international Internet standards and trends.
• To be Government corporate identity and branding compliant.
• To provide local and international audiences with professional, accurate and updated corporate information.

Defence Corporate Communication will endeavour to continue to support the DOD with outstanding and exceptional services to support communication requirements.