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Mission Statement

The mission of the Information Technology Council is to provide systemwide research, planning, and implementation for information technology to support the instruction, research and service mission of the University of Alaska.

In carrying out its mission, the Information Technology Council will report to the President and Chancellors, and will:
1. Establish information technology standards;
2. Evaluate emerging technologies;
3. Establish a planning process for information technology;
4. Develop implementation plans and projects;
5. Be the primary mechanism for communicating information technology issues, plans and decisions.


Project ID
Council Rating
Task
Status
Area
Sub-Area
1
Manage Bandwidth: active traffic management to all campuses and elsewhere (deny certain traffic)
TBA
Information Technology
Data Networks
2
Consolidate network engineering at the appropriate level
TBA
Information Technology
Data Networks
3
Outsource audioconferencing
TBA
Information Technology
Audio/Video Conf
4
Discontinue subsidized dial-up network access
TBA
Information Technology
Data Networks
5
Consolidate email services at MAU level
TBA
Information Technology
Messaging, Collab, Calendering
6
Telephone - Advise UAF (maybe others but no data has been provided) customers that UA's competitively procured long distance pricing is not being marked up, it is simply more costly than prepaid cards such as AT+T cards sold by SAM's Club
TBA
Utilities, Bpract,Land, Financing
Consolidate web hosting at the MAU level
TBA
Information Technology
Web/Portal
Standardize desktop hardware vendor with system-wide contract
TBA
Information Technology
Desktop Management
Consolidate calendar system at the system level
TBA
Information Technology
Messaging, Collab, Calendering
Consolidate desktop support and create standard desktop management at the campus level
TBA
Information Technology
Desktop Management
Uniform desktop build across campus/MAU/system
TBA
Information Technology
Desktop Management
Outsource video-conference scheduling - bridge service
TBA
Information Technology
Audio/Video Conf
Outsource commodity Internet to student and employee housing
TBA
Information Technology
Data Networks
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