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Sustaining Digital Resources:
Concluding Reflections
Professor David Baker
JISC Deputy Chair
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 1
Today
Thank you – not least for the frank and open debate
Range of people, experience, knowledge and expertise in the
room
Learnt from each other
Tough times: ‘now we really mean it’: working together for and
in the long term – the importance of strategic
partnerships/alignments
‘So many inherent tensions’
Matrices of relationships, approaches, sets of goals
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 2
Key Areas 1
What does sustainability mean? (economic, editorial, technical?)
What are the core components in terms of the sustainability agenda?
Understanding of larger eco-systems (NB Oxford 2009)
Question of mission following resources
Issue of mandates
Community and user engagement
Value propositions: priorities and benefits - ‘because it’s worth it’ [for primary
users/stakeholders/funders at least]
Thorough business cases: innovation and creativity in business modelling
Maximum cost understanding and transparency
Creative cost management – increased transparency and focus on/knowledge of costs
Scaled solutions to lower costs
Portfolio approaches to revenue streams (diversification)
Cost reduction: economies of scale and scope
How open is open? (NB Non-primary market income generation)
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 3
Key Areas 2
Roles and responsibilities: clarity, synergy (NB funder – fundee),
transfer mechanisms
Skills sets (NB business/licensing)
Importance of leaders and leadership
Active management and monitoring to ensure sustainability
Anticipation: taking action early
Sustainability requires selectivity
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 4
So...
Keep the dialogue – and the mutual learning/knowledge exchange – going
Analyse project success and disseminate results, including transitioning
models
Develop principles
Develop clear models (definitions, benchmarks, model agreements, value
propositions, capacity measures) for governance and management
Create and develop knowledge transfer mechanisms, with dissemination of
exemplars of good/best practice and success (NB domain focus)
Formulate ranges of partnerships leading to critical masses
Synthesise expertise/skills
Develop flexible incentivisation models that vary over time
Develop generic fit-for-purpose financial and accounting management
mechanisms with built-in systems of accountability
Develop selection and deselection tools (‘killer’ applications)
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 5
We have the ability, the
commitment and the
imagination to rise to the
challenges
Joint Information Systems Committee
21/07/2015 | Supporting education and research | Slide 6