Jisc plans to evolve into the primary digital organization for the UK's tertiary education sector. This will allow Jisc to accelerate its mission and provide greater efficiencies through consolidated digital services and infrastructure. Key areas of focus include enhancing connectivity through the Janet network; expanding cloud, cybersecurity and data center services; developing new skills training resources; and supporting digital libraries, research, and student experiences through initiatives like the Open Research Hub.

1. Jisc’s future plans
Paul Feldman
Chief executive, Jisc

2. Looking ahead
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3. Helping you make a difference
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4. Helping you make a difference
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> Jisc evolving into THE tertiary digital body
> Opportunities to accelerate our mission
> Provide great efficiency from sector agencies
> A single digital body to invest in Education 4.0, big data, student
experience and critical information infrastructures

5. What’s coming up
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6. Connectivity
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> Janet Access Programme –
reshaping the Janet network
> Southern Shared Data Centre
Framework with an additional 1.2
megawatts
> Cloud Services – a suite of
platforms, applications and
consultancy
> Cyber security – A wide range of
opportunities

7. Supporting students
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> New skills services – construction
training, education & childcare,
digital
> Attendance Monitoring Solution –
helping maintain international
student teaching licenses
> Student Voter Registration –
supporting an OfS requirement

8. Libraries and learning resources
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> Library Hub – services for Discover
and Cataloguing
> Collections Manager – evaluating
collection access and expenditure
> Virtual Library – direct linking of
ebooks to VLE’s

9. Research
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> Research 4.0 – matching our
commitment to Education 4.0
> EOSC – involvement in key aspects
of new entity
> REF Prediction Market Tool – the
best research papers for the REF
> Open Research Hub – full launch
and expansion into open access
resources

10. More power to you
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