Thapelo Tlhong | 
23rd 09 , 2008 |
| Botswana National Productivity Center | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site URL | http://www.bnpc.bw |  |
| Navigation | 3/5 | |
| Layout | 3/5 | |
| Markup | 2/5 | |
| Content | 2.5/5 | |
| Updates | 2/5 | |
The BPNC is supposed to be Botswana’s centre for excellence whose primary “mandate” according to their mission and vision goals is to :
- Stimulate and generate productivity consciousness in Botswana
- Promote increased productivity in all sectors of the economy
So I guess, it’s only fair to expect very high standards in anything the BNPC does; their website included of course.
The Good
- clean and uncluttered design
- minimal use of flash (over-use of flash seems to be a pandemic in many botswana based websites)
- The Contact Us page at least seems to work
The Bad
- too slow, mayb it was my connection but heck, given that the pages use very minimal images, the load time is way too slow for most pages in the website.
- lack of imagery even in those content items that someone would expect images e.g. Conference Facilities->Accommodation, why not have image gallery of the accommodation facilities offered by the center?
- the Disclaimer pretty much absolves BNPC of any responsibility to provide accurate and reliable information in their website. I was particularly concerned when reading the following from the bnpc website
Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of the BNPC and Users are encouraged to seek professional advice before taking any course of action related to information, ideas or opinions expressed on this site.
I mean, c’mon guys; why not at least take the necessary steps to ensure that the content is as accurate as possible than go itlhotlhora any form of responsibility as if the website belongs to a third party?
Verdict
Overall though, the BNPC website is a bit dull except for the flash animation at the top, there’s very little that’s engaging from the website. It could do with a makeover and a little bit of accountability from BNPC rather than distancing themselves from any misinformationfrom their website.
A website of the stature of BNPC should be an information portal and should lead by example especially an institution of BNPC’s stature.
