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CHECO CIO CORNERTUESDAY, APRIL 6, 201011 AM TO NOON

Pat Burns, CSUKen Stafford, DUJulie Ouska, CCCSDerek Wilson, CSM

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NEXT 3 SLIDES FROM RICHARD KATZ (USED WITH PERMISSION)

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WHAT DO WE BELIEVE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY?

“...technology is not something that happens to us.It is something we create. We must not confuse a tool with a goal. We must, therefore, be sure that technology serves the fundamental purposes of higher education."

Stanley Katz,In IT, Don’t Mistake a Tool

For a Goal

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WHAT DO WE BELIEVE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY?

“Information technology is embedded in, and used by, institutions that have a history…

IT will cut its own channels, leading to the creation of institutions that differ from those of today; institutions where the weight of history does not condition and constrain IT’s use.”

Martin TrowDaedelus, 1999

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WHAT DO WE BELIEVE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY?

“The history of IT is a tale of accidental revolutions. We are like the frog that has been placed into a pot of cold water and slowly heated up. The frog stays put - and cooks. By the time the frog realizes its predicament, it's too late. Like the frog, we think we’re in control.”

Richard Katz

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HIGHER EDUCATION, C. 2009 Shift from “public good”

to private investment Rising costs –

unaffordable! Revenue pressures Pressures to account for

student success and institutional performance

Rising Competition Rising Importance

Social Mobility Wealth of Nations

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OUTLINEI. What can we, as CIOs, do to assist with our

image in higher ed, addressing these trends in higher education, incl. rising costs, lower budgets, accountability, etc.

II. Efficiencies in IT in higher ed, and strategic possibilities for increasing efficiencies

III. Our relationship with the State, specifically OIT

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I. WHAT CAN WE, AS CIOS, DO TO ASSIST WITH OUR IMAGE IN HIGHER ED?

1. Balance between efficiency and effectivenessa. Where should we focus primarily on efficiency?b. Where should we emphasize primarily effectiveness?

2. Scope of ITa. % of total budget goes to IT: %Central & %Decentralb. Revenue sources: %E&G, %students, %research, %F&A, %other?

3. IT costsa. What are the most significant factors that have caused IT costs

to rise over the last five years?b. Has IT supported enhanced and demonstrable

i. Efficiencies at your institutionii. Management controlsiii. IT security and privacyiv. Accountability/reporting

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CHECO CIO CornerI. WHAT CAN WE, AS CIOS, DO TO ASSIST WITH OUR IMAGE IN HIGHER ED? (CONT’D)

4. IT accountabilitya. Is IT accountable? b. To whom? Multiple ‘masters?’c. Is IT governance effective? Does the IT

governance process focus on efficiency and cost reduction/containment?

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RADICALISM…1. Email and UM are becoming commoditized –

why not outsource them to OIT?2. Joint IT services for Colorado higher education

a. Administrative systems: SIS, HR, Financeb. LMSes

3. Why not cease providing?a. Telephonyb. CCTVc. Other?

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CHECO CIO CornerII. EFFICIENCIES IN IT, AND STRATEGIC POSSIBILITIES FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY1. Where is IT on your campus inefficient, should

we care, and what should be done about it?2. The ‘cloud’

a. Have you outsourced services to the cloud; if not, why not?

b. Have you introduced cloud services at your institution?

c. Does it make sense for us to consider cloud services for higher education in Colorado?

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CHECO CIO CornerIII. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE, SPECIFICALLY OIT1. Where have we had complete successes,

partial successes, failures?a. e-FOR3Tb. FRGPc. MNTd. Broadband/BTOPe. AS/AV

i. Utimacoii. McAffee

f. Other?

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CHECO CIO CornerSTRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING WITH OITOpen discussion… 4/6/10

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WRAP-UP1. Remarks from the panelists2. Q&A

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