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NOF digitise. National service Local identity Global impact. Fuelling the learning revolution. A vision for nof-digitise.
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NOF digitise National service Local identity Global impact
A vision for nof-digitise “To offer new opportunities to improve the quality of life for all citizens through the imaginative and innovative use of Internet and digital technologies to create a coherent body of content that will unlock the rich resources of our knowledge organizations and support learning for life in its broadest sense”
Unique experiment • Unprecedented scale and scope • Over 500 contributing organisations • 000 - 999 in range • Huge foundry of “stuff” • 1M+images/sound clips/text pages/video clips; 400+learning packages; finding tools
Outcomes: for users • Opening up access to resources • Step change for learning • Capacity-building • Empowering and enabling • Forging new communities
Outcomes: for contributors • Hook for the future • Touches all other content-creation programmes • Organic development • Capacity-building • Legacy of collaboration • New communities of interest
The context for development Nationally, locally, globally
The government agenda • Education and learning • Social Inclusion • Access to ICT for all • E-government
NOF digi complements the government agenda... …and is a key player on the world-wide content creation stage...
People’s Network NGfL Regional Broadbands LearnDirect Culture Online NeLH Broadcasting RCCs UK Online Digital Scotland Wales Online New Learning Network DNER Commercial Across the UK
Culture Online • Building a bridge between culture and learning • Encouraging greater participation in arts and culture • Taking Digi as its framework • Treasury considering the proposal
Locally • Community Grids • Local Learning Partnerships • Local Cultural strategies • Learning and Skills Councils
Globally... • In Europe… • Digicult • Lund principles • In North America… • American Memory • Canada’s Digital Cultural Content Initiative • Adopting NOF digi tech standards
Level 7: towards strategic interoperability • Separate silos joined-up working • Competitive attitudes co-operative developments • Single agendas shared purpose • Duplicated effort best use of resources • Institutional-focus user-focus • Wasted money economies of scale • Short-term sustainability • …accessible…user-friendly…relevant...
Success... …breeds success