Slides used in pre-workshop session on "Introduction To JISC And The Web Community" at the IWMW 2004 event held at the University of Birmingham on 27-29 July 2004.

1. Supporting education and research
Web Managers Conference 2004
JISC
Louisa Dale
Partnership Manager

2. 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.

3. Supporting education and research
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
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
eg
UUK
UCISA
NILTA
SCONUL
ALT
OTHER NATIONAL
BODIES
eg
NHS
Resource
British Library
INTERNATIONAL
AGENCIES
eg
NSF
SURF
Internet 2
CNI
IMS
EC

4. Supporting education and research
Structure
BOARD
SUB-COMMITTEES
JISC Committee for Networking (JCN)
JISC Committee for the Support of Research (JCSR)
JISC Committee for the Information Environment (JCIE)
JISC Committee for Content Services (JCCS)
JISC Committee for Learning & Teaching (JCLT)
JISC Committee for Awareness, Liaison & Training (JCALT)
JISC EXECUTIVE
Policy and Corporate Services
Development
Services Management Group
Outreach and Institutional
Support
STEERING COMMITTEE
AUDIT COMMITTEE
NOMINATIONS
COMMITTEE
RENUMERATION
COMMITTEE

5. Supporting education and research
Sub-Committee activities
SUB-COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES
• PRODUCTION
• ADVICE & GUIDANCE
• DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT
JISC
SERVICES
PROMOTE WIDER
UNDERSTANDING
OF ACTIVITY
• RESEARCH
• HIGHER EDUCATION
• FURTHER EDUCATION

6. Supporting education and research
Services
 Advisory Services
 Production Services
 Development Services

7. Supporting education and research
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.

8. Supporting education and research
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.

9. Supporting education and research
Priorities
eLearning
Outreach
and
Embedding
Advice
and
Guidance
eResearch
MIS
Digital Library
Content
Information Environment
Middleware
Network

10. Supporting education and research
Further information
 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
 info@jisc.ac.uk
 0117 954 5083