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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 [email protected]
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
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