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3. Leitch Report Skills, skills, skills Demand led 3 Economically valuable Foundation degrees Work-based learning

4. Burgess  Classification  Transcript  HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report) Income  Equivalent and Lower Qualifications  Demographic Change  Overseas students 4

5. Technologies Has mobile computing arrived?  Netbooks, iPhone, Android Web as platform  New Generation of Web Apps?  Integration with desktop, offline working Cloud computing  … and SOA Information lifespan longer than device or application (e.g. eportfolio) Semantic search?  E.g. Hakia 5

6. Challenges for IT Services Ownership of Technology Students demand for leading edge IT services 24/7 IT viewed as the most significant areas when choosing a college/university. iPod & Facebook generation expects more from IT External hosting? Security Seamless interoperability High quality Management information Divergent staff skills and interest 6

7. JISC CETIS JISC Innovation Centre  Developer focus, educationally inspired Two units  Needs of IT services  Demands of Learners and Teachers 12 major events per year  replacing old SIG meetings New working groups addressing hot topical issues  Short-lived, output-oriented  New problems in interoperability  Influence on development Continued representation on national and international bodies 7

8. 5 th JISC CETIS conference Reflect on key developments of previous year Discuss the areas of action for this year Special focus on IT services  Demands  Limits 8