Eduserv advancing achievement andrew.tavener@eduserv.org.uk

Eduservadvancing achievement

andrew.tavener@eduserv.org.uk

History

• 1988 shared service initiatives within HE/FE

• Eduserv est 1999 - registered charity

• Eduserv Foundation est in 2003

Our purpose

To realise the benefits of ICT for

learners, researchers and

the institutions that serve them

Fulfilling our purpose

• Sustainable shared services

• Funding & disseminating R&D

Our services

• Access to protected online resources– Athens– OpenAthens– OpenAthens SP

• Licence negotiation & Management– Chest

• Web Solutions– Web hosting– Web development– Content management

Research and Development

• Funding 14 major research projects

• 2006/7 call focused on virtual worlds

– Theatron 3 – constructing 20 historic theatres in Second Life

– Learning from Online Worlds http://learningfromsocialworlds.wordpress.com/

– Sloodle http://www.sloodle.com/

– Modelling4All http://modelling4all.wordpress.com/

Research and Development

• Jan 08 £300k available for projects in– Online identity– The open social graph– Always-on internet access and mobile

computing

• Project duration 6 months - 2 years

• £30k - £150k per project

• <£80k per year per project

• Proposals submitted by 14th March to grants@eduserv.org.uk

http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/grants/0708

Our customers and beneficiaries

• UK HE and FE

• Libraries

• NHS

• Museums and galleries

• Public sector departments & agencies

Public Sector agencies and departments

• Training and Development Agency for Schools

• Office for Standards in Education

• National Museum of Science and Industry

• Department for Children, Schools and Families

• British Educational Communications & Technology Agency

• Department for Communities and Local Government

• Commission for Equality and Human Rights

• Charity Commission

Our achievements 2006-07

• 4m learners, practitioners & researchers gain access to essential online resources via Athens or OpenAthens

• 97% of UK HE / FE institutions benefit from at least 1 Chest agreement saving in excess of £25m

• Funding provided 14 substantial research projects

Achievements continued …

• Preferential Microsoft pricing for all UK Universities & Colleges via a new Microsoft Campus Agreement

• NHS commit to Athens for the next 5 years to give 257k NHS professional access to online resources

• The National Museum of Science & Industry launched a new interactive website for 6.5 million visitors based on CMS solution delivered by Eduserv

Achievements continued …

• Queen’s University Belfast developed prototype to help visually impaired read websites. The project was made possible through funding from Eduserv

• DVLA and Eduserv deliver one of the most accessible Government websites in the UK

Eduserv

Delivering the benefits of ICT for

learning and research

Your ideas and feedback are welcome

andrew.tavener@eduserv.org.uk