Supporting education and research

Web Managers Conference 2004

JISC

Louisa DalePartnership Manager

Supporting education and research

What is JISC?

Joint Information Systems Committee

aims to provide world-class leadership

in the innovative use of Information

and Communications Technology to

support education and research.

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JISC and the Community

FUNDERS Higher Education Funding Council for England Learning + Skills Council Scottish Funding Councils Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Education and Learning Wales Department for Employment and Learning Research Councils and DfES

PARTNERS

USERS Higher Education Further Education Research

NATIONAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH

eg BECTa RCs HE Academies

– Leadership Academy– HE Academy

RLN

PROFESSIONALASSOCIATIONS

eg UUK UCISA NILTA SCONUL ALT

OTHER NATIONALBODIES

eg NHS Resource British Library

INTERNATIONALAGENCIESeg NSF SURF Internet 2 CNI IMS EC

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Structure

BOARD

SUB-COMMITTEES J ISC Committee for Networking (JCN) J ISC Committee for the Support of Research (JCSR) J ISC Committee for the Information Environment (JCIE) J ISC Committee for Content Services (JCCS) J ISC Committee for Learning & Teaching (JCLT) J ISC Committee for Awareness, Liaison & Training (JCALT)

J ISC EXECUTIVE Policy and Corporate Services Development Services Management Group Outreach and Institutional

Support

STEERING COMMITTEE

AUDIT COMMITTEENOMINATIONSCOMMITTEE

RENUMERATIONCOMMITTEE

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Sub-Committee activities

SUB-COMMITTEE

DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES

• PRODUCTION• ADVICE & GUIDANCE• DEVELOPMENT

SERVICEDEVELOPMENT

J ISCSERVICES

PROMOTE WIDERUNDERSTANDING

OF ACTIVITY

• RESEARCH• HIGHER EDUCATION• FURTHER EDUCATION

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Services

Advisory Services

Production Services

Development Services

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Programmes

Selection criteria ensure that the activity:

is technology based

provides a UK wide benefit, adding value through economies of scale

unfeasible without central support.

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Strategy 2004 - 2006

Enable UK education and research to keep their activities world-class through the innovative use of ICT.

To provide advice to institutions enabling them to make economic, efficient and legally compliant use of ICT.

To help the sector provide a positive, personalised user experience.

To develop mutually advantageous partnerships with organisations in the UK and abroad

To advise, inform and implement the strategies of government, funding councils and research councils.

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Priorities

eLearning

Outreachand

Embedding

Adviceand

Guidance

eResearch

MIS

Digital Library

Content

Information Environment

Middleware

Network

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Further information

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

info@jisc.ac.uk

0117 954 5083