1. From The Outside Looking In To The Inside Looking Out
November 2001

2. What I was asked to talk about
The University of Michigan view:
Why belong to Internet2?
Value received from Internet2
Transition from a member institution to Internet2
Reflections on how to accomplish our goals with our current membership

3. What I’m going to talk about
Look broadly at the academic view of technology
Compare that view to Internet2’s mission
Use the University of Michigan to illustrate some complexities
Ask you to think about the value proposition

4. Some Initial Cautions Organizational and individual values
Acknowledge great accomplishments
Food for thought

5. From the outside
“Strategic technology should have clear objectives with agreed-upon costs and benefits, should display transformational potential, should derive from institutional strategic priorities, and should allow faster and better decision-making.”
Milton Glick, Provost ASU

6. What is Internet2?
A project of the university community working with our corporate colleagues and government to close the gap between the potential and reality of the Internet

7. What is Internet2? Founded by Research Focused Universities
To create a production network for advanced applications or
To create a testbed network as a focus for engineering research

8. CIO Top 10 IT Challenges
Administrative Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning
IT Funding Strategies
Faculty Development, Support & Training
IT Staffing and Human Resources Management
Distance Education
There are also over a total of 70 corporate members (including corporate partners) in Internet2, and over 30 affiliate members.

9. Top 10 Challenges cont’d Teaching and Learning Strategies
IT Strategic Planning
Online Student Services
Building and Maintaining Network and IT Infrastructure
Electronic Classrooms and Technology Buildings
This is a broad generalization of the Internet2 network infrastructure.

10. From the Inside: Internet2 Mission
Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.

11. The University of Michigan
State University
40,000 Students
25,000 Faculty and Staff
Research Intensive $545 million
$3.403 billion annual budget
Since its launch in 1999, Abilene has worked with regional and state-based networking organizations in the United States and with Internet2 International Partners around the world to connect….

12. President Bollinger’s Priorities
Affirmative Action
Life Sciences
Undergraduate Education
Funding:
State
Tuition
Research Dollars
Alumni Giving
Information Revolution

13. Internet2 Mission
Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.

14. University of Michigan IT
Distributed Control
Administrative Computing
Research and Instructional Computing
Funding
Campus Infrastructure
The challenge is to make this same capability available to faculty, researchers and others in their labs, businesses and homes.

15. IT Communications 170 Staff Voice, video and data infrastructure
Funding model
Infrastructure
Customer Service
What is Internet2 and do I have time to care?

16. From the Inside: Internet2 Value Proposition
Opportunity to recreate the partnership of the 70’s and 80’s which gave rise to the internet
Insure the Internet responds to the needs of universities: open code, ubiquitous access, affordable
Be able to say you are part of this
In the current environment, broadband solutions to the last mile are unlikely to be realized through private investment but they are vital to the public well being. So it is appropriate for government bodies like cities and states to undertake solutions in the public interest. With the technology we have today or with what is being developed it is possible to get broadband solutions into small businesses and homes. The place to start may be in university and college towns where the city, the university and the vendors can work on common solutions.
We need to find ways to provide infrastructure for the public good and determine what the public role should be in solving these issues.

17. Internet2 Value Proposition From the Outside
Administrative Computing: What’s the big deal?
Students: How fast can I download Brittany?
Researchers: Can you show me the way to CERN?
Faculty: Will it help?
IT Provider: Just another challenge?
It is not only individuals that have a need for high speed access to their homes. The members of Internet2, the Universities, have substantial last mile issues. They want to provide access to their networks and resources to students, faculty and staff in their residences. In this way they are similar to large corporations and small businesses who want to reach their employees in their private residences. The last mile is a broad based economic issue.

18. From the Inside Members self-select Members must Be engaged
Commit to deployment of advanced technology

19. Back Outside: Michigan’s Engagement
Minimal but growing
More work than resources
Lack of convergence of academic and IT visions
Value proposition doesn’t address short term issues
Lack of clarity about who’s on first

20. Internet2 Organization From the outside
Exclusive club
Vision and leadership
Technology driven
What’s the product?
Source of demand not solutions
We must view today’s communications infrastructure as a public good which allows communities to compete for jobs, improve education both in terms of content and in terms of access, to train the Internet competent workforce and to eliminate the digital divide between the haves and the have nots.

21. Internet2 as an Organization From the Inside
A vision of future networking
Strong leadership
Friendly stove pipes
Communications but is it responsive?
Challenge of deployment

22. Internet2 Members Research Intensive Universities
Teaching and research Universities
Corporate Members
Affiliate and Sponsored Members:museums, libraries, community colleges, K-12 districts, service organizations
Sponsored Abilene participants
GigaPoP

23. Turning the Inside Out: Addressing Strategic Concerns
Research Enhancement
Information Access
Student Convenience
Overall Student Experience
Cost Containment
People Intensity
Decision-Making
Faculty Time Leveraged

24. What can we do
New value proposition focused on strategic uses of technology and addressing a more heterogeneous membership
Address the challenge of technology deployment and campus infrastructure improvement