A National Approach To Technology In Education Shows Benefits

A nationally co-ordinated approach to technology in education allows learners and researchers to adopt new technologies faster, according to an international JISC study.

The conclusions come as part of an observational study, 'Global Activity in Higher Education', which provides a snapshot of e-learning and e-infrastructure activities that support the higher education and research communities in ten countries.

Various reviews also identify the UK as among the leaders in areas such as e-infrastructure, digitisation and data repositories along with countries such as Germany and the United States. The introduction of the UK Access Management Federation in 2008 also means that the UK has a nationally-coordinated identity and access management system in place across the education and research sectors.