2. TO ENABLE THE CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE OF CULTURE BY PROVIDING AN INNOVATIVE, MULTILINGUAL IT PLATFORM, BASED ON AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE SOCIAL PLATFORM SOLUTIONS AND ADAPTED FOR CULTURE PRODUCERS (ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, ETC.), CULTURE OPERATORS (MUSEUMS, FESTIVALS, ETC.) AND OTHER ACTORS IN THE CULTURE MARKET AN ONLINE TOOL, WHERE ALL ENTITIES WILL BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE, DISCUSS AND ORGANIZE CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE REGION AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CULTURE AND THE RELATED CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE REGION. OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT CULTUR-EXP

3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

4. Main requirements for the platform:  Language of the platform – English, Bulgarian, etc.  Available search engine (under an assigned word)  Possibility for uploading minimum 5000 photos  Possibility for optimization of the pages  The platform must have a part for the users – the main part, visible for the users.  The platform must have an administrative part – panel for platform’s content management.

5. Requirements towards the design  Observing the requirements of PRAG for Visual Identity  Proper division of the main elements - heading part (header), menus, content, footer  Nice, purified interface, use of optimal number of colors and adequate contrast  Utility of the design, ability for carrying the inner pages of the platform  Superiority of the photo material, use of format in the texts  Width of the platform suitable for presenting in dividing capacity 1024х768 pixels without horizontal scrolling

6. Requirements towards the content and the structure  Organization of the main content of the site in a structure with availability for developing and adding  Proper presentation of the platform’s structure through menus and supporting navigation elements (buttons, breadcrumbs)  Maximum short way for finding information  Search under a key word in the frames of the platform  Creation of an unified form for filling the information

7. Modules  Module for management and presentation of news - a list with news, news details – title, text, data  Module for presentation of objects  A list of objects: availability for presentation of a list of objects for searching through their location (district, city, municipality, village), for type of the object (cultural, historical, archaeological, etc.), under a name (with the web search engine of the site)  Details for the object: name, text, photos, location, type, map position, related objects  Module for return connection – filling a form  Module for content management – informative pages

8. NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

9. Technical requirements  Use of popular programming languages and data base with open code (HTML, PHP, MySQL )  Observing the standards for elaboration of platform of W3.org  Use of photos for presentation of the text information only where it is necessary, minimum use of outer technologies - JAVA, Flash, etc.  Observing the principles for accessibility and utility of the platforms – An option for attachment of files  Functions for avoiding spam

10. Technical requirements  Observing the best UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) practices  Valid HTML 5 and CSS 3 code  Conformability with different browsers  Adaptive (Responsive Design) and mobile design  Elaboration and integration of systems for content management (CMS)  Web design based on the best SEO practices

11. Other requirements  Creation of RSS flow for the news on the platform  Optimization of the content and the structure for the search devices, instruments for initiation of meta data to the pages  Translation of the interface part of the platform  Setting of counters for a statistic of the platform’s visits.  Correct titles and meta tags  Correct url addresses  Correct alt tags for the images

12. Other requirements  Semantic HTML codes  Good inner connection and map with the content  Edit of the information from all of the pages  Addition of unlimited number of domestic pages  Temporary deactivation of pages and their preservation in the database

13. Other requirements  Add / edit/ delte photo materials  Gallery modul- including unlimited number of galleries with categories and sub-categories.  Management of META data – titles, descriptions, key words  Add new users with administrative rights

14. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ATTENTION THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ATTENTION!

15. Project partner: District Government of Bourgas 8000, Burgas ‘Tsar Petar’ str. Tel.:+35956 840 485, Fax: :+35956 840 481 E-mail:upravitel@bsregion.org