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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
The Common Information Environment - in context
Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN
CIE Awayday
11th April, 2003
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Overview• Different perspectives• Political and economic landscape
– Education– Cultural heritage– Science & technology– Health– e-Government
• Socio-cultural impact• Challenges for today
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Health Cultural heritage
Education Science & technology
Common Information Environment
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Health Cultural heritage
Education Science & technology
Common Information Environment
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Education Lifelong learning
Adult & community programmes
Work-based learning
Universities
Colleges and FE
Schools
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Education Lifelong learning
Adult & community programmes
Work-based learning
Universities
Colleges and FE
Schools
CIE
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Political/economic landscape 1: Education
“finding a way to ensure that the universities and FE systems are accessible to the schools wider educational world as a whole”
Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP,
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
JISC Conference, March 2003.
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
“One obstacle to the success of e-learning has been the limited availability of high quality content”.
…”we will seek to make wider use of effective materials developed by colleges and other providers at local level, and to develop materials that can be customised to suit local teaching needs”.
Success for All, DfES, Nov 2002.
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Political/economic landscape 2: Cultural heritage
Libraries’ modern mission:
• Promotion of reading & informal learning.
• Access to digital skills & services including e-government.
• Tackle social inclusion, build community identity & develop citizenship.
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
WILIP
• Wider Information & Library Issues Project
• Resource, British Library, CILIP
• Chair: Lynne Brindley
• Phase 1 Report May 2003
• UK-wide consultation across whole library domain.
• Phase 2 high-level strategy group
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Research Support Libraries Group
“We recommend that our sponsors create the Research Libraries Network with a remit to develop, prioritise and lead a UK-wide strategy for research information provision”.
RSLG Final Report, 2003.
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Political/economic landscape 3: Science & Technology
• RCUK – Vision for Science• Report for consultation April 2003• Input from all seven Research Councils• BBSRC “Towards predictive biology”• “more data-rich and quantitative”
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Science & technology research trends
• New focus: data intensive• New skills (IT+statistics+domain)• New disciplines e.g. Astro-informatics• Highly distributed• Collaborative• Virtual communities• Knowledge-rich infrastructures• Increased support for e-Science
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Science Budget 2001–2006 (DTI – OST)
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Political/economic landscape 4: Health
• NHS University – Learning for everyone
“For far too long, education and training in the NHS has been a privilege for the few – NHSU will make it a right for everyone. Everyone should have access to a professional qualification”.
Rt. Hon. Alan Milburn, MP.
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Political/economic landscape 5: Government
• Regional government?
• Regional Assemblies?
• Regional Agencies
• RDAs and HE
• RSCs and FE
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Socio-cultural impact 1• Social inclusion/widening participation
– Managing diversity– 8-80– Increasing numbers– Scalable services
• Enhancing take-up– Presentation is important– “Customer focus” (DfES)– Understanding consumer/user needs– Providing individual/personalised views
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Socio-cultural impact 2
• Training & skills – Developing the learner community– Developing the workforce/staff – Empowerment– Leadership
• Building partnerships– National, regional, local– Across sectors– Across domains– Working with stakeholders
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Challenges for today
1. Who are the key stakeholders we need to influence?
2. How can we best articulate the CIE vision?
3. What is the most effective way to present this vision?
