Info Grid 2005 - Monday 26th, 4:30 - JISC-DFG-SURF-DEFF Knowledge Exchange Initiative

4:30
JISC-DFG-SURF-DEFF Knowledge Exchange Initiative
Four Nation Collaboration Agreement to Support ICT Development in Education and Research
Diann Rusch-Feja
Knowledge Exchange Office, Copenhagen

Denmark (DEFF) - Denmark's Electronic Research Library
Germany (DFG) - German Research Foundation
Great Britain (JISC)
Netherlands (SURF)

Mission, Vision and Goals

Mission
- support innovative devel and use of ICT in edu and research
- increase return on investment
- enhance services and project through greater knowledge dissemination

Goals
- increase profile of national research
- where appropriate, strive for common infrastructure based on common standards

Org
- two delegates (board members) from each country selected by national funding agencies + chair from hosting country (Denmark)
- national representative from each country

will look at additional countries in Europe and outside Europe...

http://knowledge-exchange.info/ (not up yet)

Official Launch December 2005.