JISC’s new briefing paper on Shared Services in UK Further (FE) and Higher Education (HE) surveys the current landscape, discussing the benefits of and barriers to such administrative partnerships for the sector.
Shared administrative services are defined as ‘institutions cooperating in the development and delivery of services, so sharing skills and knowledge, perhaps with commercial participation’. The new paper is based on findings from the first three landscape study reports by consultants Duke and Jordan http://www.dukeandjordan.co.uk/currworksharserv.htm.
An Infokit http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/shared-services clarifying the issues concerning shared services also went online today. It gives examples of the current drivers, benefits, inhibitors and enablers of using or developing shared service infrastructures, and is the ideal first step for managers or institutions considering moving in this direction.
For more information, read the full news item at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/11/ssbriefingpaper.aspx
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