The Knowledge Exchange Presentation to CNI April 2005 Bas Cordewener, SURF Sigrun Eckelmann, DFG Norman Wiseman, JISC

Programme Overview Overview Partners Partners Vision and Aims Vision and Aims Objectives Objectives Scope Scope Other International Relationships Other International Relationships Next Steps Next Steps

Overview Better sharing of Better sharing of Information Information Experience Experience Expertise Expertise Strategy and Policy Strategy and Policy Between National representative organisations Between National representative organisations Central Office (in Copenhagen) Central Office (in Copenhagen) National Representatives in each partner country National Representatives in each partner country

Vision The Knowledge Exchange will add genuine value to the activities currently undertaken by a set of key bodies that have responsibility for information and communications technology (ICT) development in education and research within their nations.

Partners

DEF’s objectives DEF (Denmark’s Electronic Research Library) is a co- operation organisation for Danish research libraries. The co-operation includes: Common development in cases where co-operation is more beneficial than the sum of local initiatives, resulting in better collective exploitation of the libraries’ resources Common development in cases where co-operation is more beneficial than the sum of local initiatives, resulting in better collective exploitation of the libraries’ resources Further development of common network of information resources Further development of common network of information resources Collective mediation of research libraries’ information resources to the public Collective mediation of research libraries’ information resources to the public

DEF’s vision “It is DEF’s vision that researchers, lecturers and students have access to all relevant information via user-friendly systems and high-quality guidance. All aspects of researchers’ and students’ work with information resources are thereby supported at the highest international level.”

DEF’s mission “It is DEF’s mission to contribute to an optimal exploitation of research-based information resources. This happens through co-operation between library partners, common development projects and the establishment of a technical infrastructure DEF’s target group is primarily serviced directly through the institutions that participate in DEF and via common services when appropriate”.

Strategic action lines Technical frame and web environments Technical frame and web environments System architecture System architecture Portals Portals User facilities User facilities Content Content Licenses Licenses New applications New applications E-learning E-learning E-publishing E-publishing

International co-operation DEF’s international involvement includes: DEF’s international involvement includes: Mediation - DEF promotes new knowledge from abroad among the research libraries and mediates Danish experience internationally Mediation - DEF promotes new knowledge from abroad among the research libraries and mediates Danish experience internationally Profiling - DEF profiles the co-operation between Danish research libraries internationally Profiling - DEF profiles the co-operation between Danish research libraries internationally Benchmarking - DEF compares Danish results with international results to ensure continuous progress Benchmarking - DEF compares Danish results with international results to ensure continuous progress Co-ordination - DEF co-ordinates initiatives with other countries to avoid double development Co-ordination - DEF co-ordinates initiatives with other countries to avoid double development

DEF and Knowledge Exchange (1) Ambitions and goals for KE: Ambitions and goals for KE: Exchange of knowledge to achieve better, quicker and cheaper digital development results for all partners Exchange of knowledge to achieve better, quicker and cheaper digital development results for all partners Closer co-operation with prominent, national organisations in the digital learning, teaching and research areas in order to secure a common infrastructure environment for all partners Closer co-operation with prominent, national organisations in the digital learning, teaching and research areas in order to secure a common infrastructure environment for all partners Higher profiling of digital initiatives and DEF in the relevant Danish ministries resulting in more permanent funding Higher profiling of digital initiatives and DEF in the relevant Danish ministries resulting in more permanent funding

DEF and Knowledge Exchange (2) Benefits for national agenda from KE: Benefits for national agenda from KE: KE supports the Danish government in turning Denmark into a Knowledge Society KE supports the Danish government in turning Denmark into a Knowledge Society The establishment and results of KE will extend the DEF co-operation model to university co-operation and merge efforts The establishment and results of KE will extend the DEF co-operation model to university co-operation and merge efforts KE supports the consolidation and infrastructure activities of the Danish libraries KE supports the consolidation and infrastructure activities of the Danish libraries

DFG Scientific autonomy in Germany: The German Research Foundation (DFG) Who We Are central public funding organisation for academic research in Germany What We Do promote academic excellence on a competitive basis serve science and the humanities in all fields support the advancement and education of young researchers encourage international research cooperation foster links between science and industry advise parliaments and public authorities on research questions annual budget ca. € 1,3 billion ~ US$ 1.7 billion

Academic Library and Information Systems - Budget (2005): € 30 Mio. ~ US$ 39 Mio. Main areas of funding information infrastructure: - Information Management: new instruments and methods for the information infrastructure management, for new and innovative data processing; support of net based information-infrastructure for research and digital publishing (subject based information nets) - New Forms and Methods of Publishing - Cultural Heritage - Nationwide Library Services – Specific Virtual Libraries

International cooperation to develop a global information- infrastructure Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (1): Sharing information and developing coordinated or even common strategies in the fields of international co-operation in processing digital contents; institutional repositories international co-operation in processing digital contents; institutional repositories international co-ordination of concepts for providing and managing globally distributed information systems international co-ordination of concepts for providing and managing globally distributed information systems organisational and financing models for digital scientific information organisational and financing models for digital scientific information archiving and preservation of holdings archiving and preservation of holdings

Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (2): to foster the networks of personal and institutional links to foster the networks of personal and institutional links to contribute to European ICT research and development activities to contribute to European ICT research and development activities to experience better understanding and appreciation of the differences in our national cultures to experience better understanding and appreciation of the differences in our national cultures

JISC : Strategic Aims To enable UK education and research to keep their activities world- class through the innovative use of ICT To 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 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 help the sector provide a positive, personalised user experience To develop mutually advantageous partnerships with organisations in the UK and abroad 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. To advise, inform and implement the strategies of government, funding councils and research councils. …within a budget of €130 million/year

JISC: Activities

SURF : mission and scope SURF is the higher education and research partnership organization for network services and information and communication technology (ICT). The Mission of SURF is to exploit and improve a common advanced ICT infrastructure that will enable higher education institutions to better realize their own ambitions and improve the quality of learning, teaching and research. …within a budget of €300 million for 4 years

SURF – organization Gigabit Internet for Higher Education and Research Legal software for an illegal price Digital Learning Materials Innovation in Education, Research and Organisation

SURF – reasons to join Knowledge Exchange Belief that the mission and results of KE will help SURF to achieve its goals in the Netherlands and Europe Belief that the mission and results of KE will help SURF to achieve its goals in the Netherlands and Europe Co-ordinated strategic level contacts with similar national funding & policy organisations; ‘peer’ organizations available for reflection Co-ordinated strategic level contacts with similar national funding & policy organisations; ‘peer’ organizations available for reflection The collaboration and forthcoming agenda is based on a shared need of advanced, well organised countries The collaboration and forthcoming agenda is based on a shared need of advanced, well organised countries To realize a European competive international knowledge economy (Lissabon declaration) including a better position of the Netherlands in the OESO ranking To realize a European competive international knowledge economy (Lissabon declaration) including a better position of the Netherlands in the OESO ranking Advising nationally with reference to Knowledge Exchange increases the impact of the advice Advising nationally with reference to Knowledge Exchange increases the impact of the advice The vision and demands of an advanced but small country like the Netherlands can be put forward with more impact to Europe / EU The vision and demands of an advanced but small country like the Netherlands can be put forward with more impact to Europe / EU Help preserve European cultural diversity in HE and research and foster mutual understanding Help preserve European cultural diversity in HE and research and foster mutual understanding

Aims The Knowledge Exchange aims to increase return on investment in ICT infrastructure, services and projects, and through this to improve the quality of learning, teaching and research through: Better informed strategies Better informed strategies Incremental approaches Incremental approaches Reduced redundancy Reduced redundancy Raised profile for national research and development Raised profile for national research and development Collaboration on standards Collaboration on standards Better understanding of cultures and approaches Better understanding of cultures and approaches

Objectives Closer working relationships Closer working relationships Sharing information and expertise Sharing information and expertise Joint activities – projects, programmes, dissemination Joint activities – projects, programmes, dissemination Joint policy development Joint policy development Share best practice Share best practice Brief EU to inform future funding Brief EU to inform future funding Point of contact for others Point of contact for others Develop common information infrastructure and services based on common standards Develop common information infrastructure and services based on common standards

Scope Development and management of digital repositories Development and management of digital repositories Implementation of standards to support interoperability Implementation of standards to support interoperability Best practice models for digitisation and quality assurance Best practice models for digitisation and quality assurance Policy sharing on licensing, digital rights management and copyright Policy sharing on licensing, digital rights management and copyright Middleware and security issues Middleware and security issues Strategies to promote and embed e-learning and e-research Strategies to promote and embed e-learning and e-research Sustainability issues Sustainability issues

Work Plan Year 1: Scoping Year 1: Scoping Communications strategy, Dissemination strategy Communications strategy, Dissemination strategy Strategic priorities Strategic priorities Year 2: Piloting Year 2: Piloting Repositories, standards and portals Repositories, standards and portals Year 3: Implementation Year 3: Implementation Digitisation, licensing and digital rights management Digitisation, licensing and digital rights management Years 4 and 5: Sustain Years 4 and 5: Sustain Security issues, new systems (virtual learning and research environments) Security issues, new systems (virtual learning and research environments)

Other International Relationships Point of contact in Europe Point of contact in Europe Links to similar organisations world wide Links to similar organisations world wide Joint activities with other, funded organisations Joint activities with other, funded organisations

Next Steps Partnership Agreement signed June 2005 Partnership Agreement signed June 2005 Knowledge Exchange Office established in Copenhagen, Summer 2005 : Programme Director, Programme Manager, Admin Support Knowledge Exchange Office established in Copenhagen, Summer 2005 : Programme Director, Programme Manager, Admin Support National Representatives to be recruited Summer National Representatives to be recruited Summer Results and Activities from early 2006 Results and Activities from early 2006