Increasing our investment in IT is a prerequisite for safe, stable operations, streamlining work processes and developing the digital study and work environment.
2016.09.22 |
Together with the deputy directors and the administrative centre managers, I am working on a plan to channel more resources into the operation and development of the university’s IT solutions in coming years. The money will be spent on three main areas:
To make these improvements, we must put around 20 million additional kroner into the IT area, which includes not only the university’s IT departments, but also the other units which are involved in IT projects.
Because collecting more money from the faculties is not a possibility, we must find these funds within the total budgetary framework for the administration, primarily through a gradual reduction in joint expenses. The task of creating the financial scope for these investments in IT is a continuation of the ongoing implementation of the administration’s budget plan, which will adjust the administration’s costs to the planned 2 per cent annual reduction in revenue.
These investments must also be seen in the light of the fact that demand for IT support has been greater than our capacity for quite some time, among other reasons because the university has exercised restraint in relation to IT investment. This has created challenges in relation to stable operations and put a brake on important development projects.
While will also be necessary to prioritise possible IT projects carefully, we cannot afford employees losing valuable time when systems break down or function poorly. At the same time, we must be able to provide up-to-date IT support to students, researchers and employees as a precondition for a smoothly functioning study and work environment. These investments are a step in the right direction.
Send dit spørgsmål eller din kommentar til director@au.dk. Husk at tilføje i din mail, om kommentaren/spørgsmålet må offentliggøres her på siden.