The KnowledgeThe Knowledge ExchangeExchangePresentation to CNIPresentation to CNI

April 2005April 2005

Bas Cordewener, SURFBas Cordewener, SURFSigrun Eckelmann, DFGSigrun Eckelmann, DFGNorman Wiseman, JISCNorman Wiseman, JISC

ProgrammeProgramme Overview Overview

PartnersPartners

Vision and AimsVision and Aims

ObjectivesObjectives

ScopeScope

Other International RelationshipsOther International Relationships

Next StepsNext Steps

OverviewOverview Better sharing of Better sharing of

InformationInformation

ExperienceExperience

ExpertiseExpertise

Strategy and Policy Strategy and Policy

Between National representative organisationsBetween National representative organisations

Central Office (in Copenhagen)Central Office (in Copenhagen)

National Representatives in each partner National Representatives in each partner countrycountry

Vision Vision

The Knowledge Exchange will add The Knowledge Exchange will add genuine value to the activities genuine value to the activities

currently undertaken by a set of currently undertaken by a set of key bodies that have responsibility key bodies that have responsibility

for information and for information and communications technology (ICT) communications technology (ICT)

development in education and development in education and research within their nations. research within their nations.

PartnersPartners

DEF’s objectivesDEF’s objectives

DEF (Denmark’s Electronic Research Library) is a DEF (Denmark’s Electronic Research Library) is a co-operation organisation for Danish research co-operation organisation for Danish research libraries.libraries.

The co-operation includes:The co-operation includes: Common development in cases where co-operation is Common development in cases where co-operation is

more beneficial than the sum of more beneficial than the sum of locallocal initiatives, initiatives, resulting in better collective exploitation of the resulting in better collective exploitation of the libraries’ resourceslibraries’ resources

Further development of common network of Further development of common network of information resourcesinformation resources

Collective mediation of research libraries’ information Collective mediation of research libraries’ information resources to the publicresources to the public

DEF’s visionDEF’s vision

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

DEF’s missionDEF’s mission

““It is DEF’s mission to contribute to an It is DEF’s mission to contribute to an optimal exploitation of research-based optimal exploitation of research-based information resources.information resources.

This happens through co-operation between This happens through co-operation between library partners, common development library partners, common development projects and the establishment of a technical projects and the establishment of a technical infrastructureinfrastructure

DEF’s target group is primarily serviced DEF’s target group is primarily serviced directly through the institutions that directly through the institutions that participate in DEF and via common services participate in DEF and via common services when appropriate”.when appropriate”.

Strategic action linesStrategic action lines

Technical frame and web environmentsTechnical frame and web environments System architectureSystem architecture PortalsPortals User facilitiesUser facilities

ContentContent Licenses Licenses

New applicationsNew applications E-learningE-learning E-publishingE-publishing

International co-operationInternational co-operation

DEF’s international involvement includes:DEF’s international involvement includes: Mediation - DEF promotes new knowledge from Mediation - DEF promotes new knowledge from

abroad among the research libraries and abroad among the research libraries and mediates Danish experience internationallymediates Danish experience internationally

Profiling - DEF profiles the co-operation between Profiling - DEF profiles the co-operation between Danish research libraries internationallyDanish research libraries internationally

Benchmarking - DEF compares Danish results Benchmarking - DEF compares Danish results with international results to ensure continuous with international results to ensure continuous progressprogress

Co-ordination - DEF co-ordinates initiatives with Co-ordination - DEF co-ordinates initiatives with other countries to avoid double developmentother countries to avoid double development

DEF and Knowledge DEF and Knowledge Exchange (1)Exchange (1)

Ambitions and goals for KE:Ambitions and goals for KE: Exchange of knowledge to achieve better, Exchange of knowledge to achieve better,

quicker and cheaper digital development results quicker and cheaper digital development results for all partners for all partners

Closer co-operation with prominent, national Closer co-operation with prominent, national organisations in the digital learning, teaching organisations in the digital learning, teaching and research areas in order to secure a common and research areas in order to secure a common infrastructure environment for all partnersinfrastructure environment for all partners

Higher profiling of digital initiatives and DEF in Higher profiling of digital initiatives and DEF in the relevant Danish ministries resulting in more the relevant Danish ministries resulting in more permanent funding permanent funding

DEF and Knowledge DEF and Knowledge Exchange (2)Exchange (2)

Benefits for national agenda from KE:Benefits for national agenda from KE: KE supports the Danish government in KE supports the Danish government in

turning Denmark into a Knowledge Societyturning Denmark into a Knowledge Society The establishment and results of KE will The establishment and results of KE will

extend the DEF co-operation model to extend the DEF co-operation model to university co-operation and merge effortsuniversity co-operation and merge efforts

KE supports the consolidation and KE supports the consolidation and infrastructure activities of the Danish infrastructure activities of the Danish libraries libraries

DFGDFGScientific autonomy in Germany:Scientific autonomy in Germany:

The German Research Foundation (DFG)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 SystemsAcademic Library and Information Systems

- Budget (2005): € 30 Mio. ~ US$ 39 Mio.- Budget (2005): € 30 Mio. ~ US$ 39 Mio.

Main areas of funding information Main areas of funding information infrastructure:infrastructure:

- - Information Management: new instruments and methods for Information Management: new instruments and methods for the the information infrastructure management, for new and information infrastructure management, for new and innovative data innovative data processing; support of net based processing; support of net based information-infrastructure for information-infrastructure for research and digital research and digital publishing (subject based information nets)publishing (subject based information nets)

- New Forms and Methods of Publishing - New Forms and Methods of Publishing

- Cultural Heritage- Cultural Heritage

- Nationwide Library Services – Specific Virtual Libraries- Nationwide Library Services – Specific Virtual Libraries

International cooperation to develop a global International cooperation to develop a global information-infrastructureinformation-infrastructure

Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (1):Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (1):

Sharing information and developing coordinated or even common Sharing information and developing coordinated or even common

strategies in the fields of strategies in the fields of

• international co-operation in processing digital contents; international co-operation in processing digital contents;

institutional repositoriesinstitutional repositories

• international co-ordination of concepts for providing and international co-ordination of concepts for providing and

managing globally distributed information systems managing globally distributed information systems

• organisational and financing models for digital scientific organisational and financing models for digital scientific

informationinformation

• archiving and preservation of holdingsarchiving and preservation of holdings

Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (2):Expectations of Knowledge Exchange (2):

• to foster the networks of personal and institutional linksto foster the networks of personal and institutional links

• to contribute to European ICT research and development to contribute to European ICT research and development activities activities

• to experience better understanding and appreciation of the to experience better understanding and appreciation of the differences in our national culturesdifferences in our national cultures

JISC : Strategic AimsJISC : Strategic Aims To enable UK education and research to keep their To enable UK education and research to keep their

activities world-class through the innovative use of ICT activities world-class through the innovative use of ICT

To provide advice to institutions enabling them to make To provide advice to institutions enabling them to make economic, efficient and legally compliant use of ICTeconomic, efficient and legally compliant use of ICT

To help the sector provide a positive, personalised user To help the sector provide a positive, personalised user experienceexperience

To develop mutually advantageous partnerships with To develop mutually advantageous partnerships with organisations in the UK and abroadorganisations in the UK and abroad

To advise, inform and implement the strategies of To advise, inform and implement the strategies of government, funding councils and research councils.government, funding councils and research councils.

……within a budget of €130 million/yearwithin a budget of €130 million/year

JISC: Activities

SURF : mission and SURF : mission and scopescope

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 yearswithin a budget of €300 million for 4 years

SURF – organizationSURF – organization

Gigabit Internet for Higher Education and Research

Legal software for an illegal price

Digital Learning Materials

Innovation inEducation, Research andOrganisation

SURF – reasons to join SURF – reasons to join Knowledge ExchangeKnowledge Exchange

Belief that the mission and results of KE will help SURF to achieve Belief that the mission and results of KE will help SURF to achieve its goals in the Netherlands and Europeits goals in the Netherlands and Europe

Co-ordinated strategic level contacts with similar national funding Co-ordinated strategic level contacts with similar national funding & policy organisations; ‘peer’ organizations available for reflection& policy organisations; ‘peer’ organizations available for reflection

The collaboration and forthcoming agenda is based on a shared The collaboration and forthcoming agenda is based on a shared need of advanced, well organised countries need of advanced, well organised countries

To realize a European competive international knowledge economy To realize a European competive international knowledge economy (Lissabon declaration) including a better position of the (Lissabon declaration) including a better position of the Netherlands in the OESO rankingNetherlands in the OESO ranking

Advising nationally with reference to Knowledge Exchange Advising nationally with reference to Knowledge Exchange increases the impact of the adviceincreases the impact of the advice

The vision and demands of an advanced but small country like the The vision and demands of an advanced but small country like the Netherlands can be put forward with more impact to Europe / EUNetherlands can be put forward with more impact to Europe / EU

Help preserve European cultural diversity in HE and research and Help preserve European cultural diversity in HE and research and foster mutual understandingfoster mutual understanding

AimsAimsThe Knowledge Exchange aims to increase return on The Knowledge Exchange aims to increase return on

investment in ICT infrastructure, services and investment in ICT infrastructure, services and projects, and through this to improve the quality of projects, and through this to improve the quality of

learning, teaching and research through: learning, teaching and research through:

Better informed strategiesBetter informed strategies

Incremental approachesIncremental approaches

Reduced redundancyReduced redundancy

Raised profile for national research and development Raised profile for national research and development

Collaboration on standardsCollaboration on standards

Better understanding of cultures and approachesBetter understanding of cultures and approaches

ObjectivesObjectives Closer working relationships Closer working relationships

Sharing information and expertiseSharing information and expertise

Joint activities – projects, programmes, disseminationJoint activities – projects, programmes, dissemination

Joint policy developmentJoint policy development

Share best practice Share best practice

Brief EU to inform future fundingBrief EU to inform future funding

Point of contact for othersPoint of contact for others

Develop common information infrastructure and Develop common information infrastructure and services based on common standardsservices based on common standards

ScopeScope Development and management of digital repositories Development and management of digital repositories

Implementation of standards to support Implementation of standards to support interoperabilityinteroperability

Best practice models for digitisation and quality Best practice models for digitisation and quality assuranceassurance

Policy sharing on licensing, digital rights management Policy sharing on licensing, digital rights management and copyrightand copyright

Middleware and security issuesMiddleware and security issues

Strategies to promote and embed e-learning and e-Strategies to promote and embed e-learning and e-researchresearch

Sustainability issuesSustainability issues

Work PlanWork Plan Year 1: ScopingYear 1: Scoping

Communications strategy, Dissemination strategy Communications strategy, Dissemination strategy

Strategic prioritiesStrategic priorities

Year 2: Piloting Year 2: Piloting

Repositories, standards and portalsRepositories, standards and portals

Year 3: ImplementationYear 3: Implementation

Digitisation, licensing and digital rights managementDigitisation, licensing and digital rights management

Years 4 and 5: SustainYears 4 and 5: Sustain

Security issues, new systems (virtual learning and Security issues, new systems (virtual learning and research environments)research environments)

Other International Other International RelationshipsRelationships

Point of contact in Europe Point of contact in Europe

Links to similar organisations Links to similar organisations world wideworld wide

Joint activities with other, funded Joint activities with other, funded organisationsorganisations

Next StepsNext Steps Partnership Agreement signed June 2005Partnership Agreement signed June 2005

Knowledge Exchange Office established Knowledge Exchange Office established in Copenhagen, Summer 2005 : in Copenhagen, Summer 2005 : Programme Director, Programme Programme Director, Programme Manager, Admin SupportManager, Admin Support

National Representatives to be recruited National Representatives to be recruited Summer 2005.Summer 2005.

Results and Activities from early 2006Results and Activities from early 2006