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SURF - Overview
Terms of use
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Terms of use
These contents have been obtained from the SURF official Web site and edited for presentation. Please refer to the SURF official Web site for additional information on terms of use.
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Dutch higher education and research partnership for information and communication technology
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SURF is the collaborative organisation for higher education institutions and research institutes aimed at breakthrough innovations in ICT. SURF provides the foundation for the excellence of higher education and research in the Netherlands.
Stichting SURF was founded in 1987 by the joint universities. At present SURF represents over sixty institutions (academic universities, universities of applied sciences, research centres and centres for documentary information services). SURF is also active in many international collaborative platforms such as JISC, TERENA and GLIF. SURF's Strategic Plan is the guide for its activities. The Strategic Plan covers several years and is formulated by the participating institutions. |
Mission
SURF consists of three organisations that each have their own field of activity: - SURFfoundation is the initiator for innovation in higher education and research. SURFfoundation initiates, guides and stimulates ICT innovation through sharing knowledge and partnerships.
- SURFnet develops and operates the national SURFnet6 network. It provides innovative services in the areas of security, authentication and authorisation, group communication and video.
- SURFdiensten is the organisation for licences for higher education and research that facilitates the use of ICT. SURFdiensten offers software, content, ICT services and hardware at unique prices and conditions.
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Liaisons
SURF tries to be involved with other international organizations. The most formalised and tangible activity is SURF's collaboration with JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), SURFfoundation's sister organisation in the United Kingdom.
Other examples of international collaborative projects are:- Knowledge Exchange is focused on developing a coherent policy for improving the ICT facilities and infrastructure within higher education in Europe.
- E-Framework is aimed at making ICT facilities available and accessible for higher education and research at an international scale. E-Framework is closely tied to the developments in the field of SOA (Service Oriented Approach).
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