QUESTnet Objectives
The objectives of QUESTnet are to promote and advance the
development and use of Information and Communications Technologies in
Higher Education and Research in Queensland
and adjacent areas in Australia, through a variety of relevant means.
QUESTnet strives to:
- Foster and facilitate coordination and
cooperation in the work of
members (eg. by arranging special meetings and seminars to discuss
mechanisms for sharing knowledge and infrastructure)
- Provide opportunities for the exchange of
information among
technical staff in the region (eg. by the annual QUESTnet Conference
and other meetings of personnel in areas of common interest and
endeavour)
- Formulate and offer approaches to common
issues of members (eg.
commission projects, arrange development seminars)
- Provide strategic direction to, and
coordination among, the ICT
activities in the sector (eg. via committee memberships, submissions on
proposed initiatives)
- Establish and oversee sub-committees for
specific roles or tasks
for the benefit of members (eg. QUESTnet Conference)
- Develop and maintain a cooperative
working relationships with
CAUDIT, AARNet and the QRNO
- Promote and represent our sector in the
State to develop a sphere
of influence, particularly with other educational areas and Government
- Deal with Vendors on a regional basis
appropriate to QUESTnet
members.
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