A nationally coordinated approach to technology in education allows learners and researchers to adopt new technologies faster, according to an international study by the UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Led by JISC in the UK and SURF in the Netherlands, coordinated national initiatives and central funding structure in the two countries have sought to bring the benefits of Web 2.0 to their higher education and research communities.
The study looked at activities and developments in e-learning and e-infrastructure in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the US and the UK. The researchers examined the geographic, economic and cultural factors which shape the way these programmes are developing across the world.
The conclusions come as part of an observational study which provides a snapshot of e-learning and e-infrastructure activities that support the higher education and research communities in 10 countries. Various reviews also identify the UK as among the leaders in areas such as e-infrastructure, digitisation and data repositories along with countries such as Germany and the US. The introduction of the UK Access Management Federation in 2008 also means that the UK has a nationally-coordinated identity and access management system in place across the education and research sectors.
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