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The Common Information Environment - in context

The Common Information Environment - in context. Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN CIE Awayday 11 th April, 2003. Overview. Different perspectives Political and economic landscape Education Cultural heritage Science & technology Health e-Government Socio-cultural impact Challenges for today.

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The Common Information Environment - in context

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  1. The Common Information Environment - in context Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN CIE Awayday 11th April, 2003

  2. Overview • Different perspectives • Political and economic landscape • Education • Cultural heritage • Science & technology • Health • e-Government • Socio-cultural impact • Challenges for today

  3. Common Information Environment Cultural heritage Health Education Science & technology

  4. Common Information Environment Cultural heritage Health Education Science & technology

  5. Adult & community programmes Work-based learning Lifelong learning Education Universities Colleges and FE Schools

  6. Adult & community programmes CIE Work-based learning Lifelong learning Education Universities Colleges and FE Schools

  7. 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.

  8. “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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. 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.

  12. 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”

  13. 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

  14. Science Budget 2001–2006 (DTI – OST)

  15. 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.

  16. Political/economic landscape 5: Government • Regional government? • Regional Assemblies? • Regional Agencies • RDAs and HE • RSCs and FE

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Challenges for today • Who are the key stakeholders we need to influence? • How can we best articulate the CIE vision? • What is the most effective way to present this vision?

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