Structure
Professor Sir Ron Cooke, then recently retired as Vice Chancellor of the University of York, was appointed Chair of JISC in 2004, and served until 2008. He was succeeded by Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, who was appointed with effect from 1 January 2009.
JISC is an advisory committee to the funding councils, made up of a number of sub-committees, each with a different focus:
- JISC Organisational Support committee (JOS)
- JISC Infrastructure and Resources committee (JIR)
- JISC Learning and Teaching committee (JLT)
- JISC Support of Research committee (JSR)
Members of the JISC Board and sub-committees are individuals from the education sector who bring a practical knowledge of how ICT is used within institutions, what benefits its innovative use brings, and the issues to be addressed in order to support the future use of ICT. The JISC Executive supports the Board and sub-committees.
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