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Public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichk ...

, foundation = 2003 , location = Room 304 Hadrian House, Higham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AF, homepage
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk
Jisc infoNet is a service supporting the strategic planning and deployment of technology within the UK

Higher Education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after compl ...

(HE) and Further Education (FE) sectors. The service is hosted by

Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = ...

and is based in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is a ...

. Jisc infoNet was launched as a

JISC Jisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit company that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education institutions and research as well as not-for-profits and the public sector. History T ...

Advisory Service in January 2003, building on the roots of a

HEFCE The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, which was responsible for the distribution of funding for higher education to universities and further education colleges in Engl ...

Good Management Practice project called BISinfoNet. Between 2009 and 2013, Jisc infoNet joined other Jisc Advisory Services and Regional Support Centres in the new not-for-profit company Jisc Advance (the trading name of JISC Services Management Company). As well as JISC infoNet, other Jisc services include Jisc Digital Media, Jisc Legal,

JISCMail Jisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit company that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education institutions and research as well as not-for-profits and the public sector. History T ...

, JISC Netskills, Jisc TechDis and Jisc RSC UK.

Services and Materials

Jisc infoNet promotes the effective use of ICT through web-based infoKit resources, institutional exemplars and training workshops. The service provides materials on a range of topics in support of learning, teaching, research and administration.

infoKits

Jisc infoNet's primary resources are the online infoKits, which include methodologies, tools and techniques, good practice guides and institutional showcases.

Case Studies

Institutional case studies highlight how practice has been applied in the further and higher education sectors.

Workshops

Jisc infoNet also run a number of events and workshops to support the online materials.

External links

Jisc infoNetJoint Information Systems Committee (JISC)Northumbria University
Governmental educational technology organizations Higher education organisations based in the United Kingdom Jisc Northumbria University Organisations based in Tyne and Wear Science and technology in Tyne and Wear