Joint Information Systems Committee - Strategy

Strategy

JISC has six strategic objectives, and eight strategic themes.

Objectives:

  1. Innovative and sustainable ICT infrastructure, services and practice that support institutions in meeting their mission;
  2. Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT to support learning;
  3. Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT to support research;
  4. Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT to support the management of institutions;
  5. Developing and implementing a programme to support institutions’ engagement with the wider community;
  6. Continuing to improve its own working practices.

Themes:

  1. e-Learning — improves the quality of learning
  2. e-Research — technologies used in research
  3. e-Resources — digital information and e-content
  4. e-Administration — improves administrative processes
  5. Access management — secure authentication and authorisation
  6. Network — UK research and education network
  7. Information environment — convenient access to resources
  8. Business and community engagement — knowledge transfer

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