AISNSW ICT Strategic Directions Group

The Strategic Directions Group provides a forum for discussion and platform for solutions to medium and long-term ICT issues affecting the independent school community under four pillars:

Emerging Technologies

• Research-based
• Digital technologies for curriculum
• Bringing lessons learnt to the whole sector
  

Enabling ICT Leadership

• Developing the next 
  generation of ICT leaders
• Events, mentoring and professional learning
• ICT leadership resources

Risk, Security & Governance

• Data security and retention
• Risk management best practice
• Guidance on external 
  or self-governance
  
  

Member Advantage

• Procurement resources & policies
• Agreements with key vendors
• ICT Advisory Service
  
  
  

Purpose

The purpose of the ICT Strategic Directions group is to:

• propose, share and promote emerging technology use in independent schools
• guide the sector in providing appropriate professional learning for the benefit of independent school ICT staff and leaders
• support the sector in ICT risk management, data security and governance by providing appropriate resources and guidance
• engage with the vendor community to provide appropriate technology solutions to the independent sector.

Membership

Strategic Directions Group membership is voluntary and determined by a ‘call for volunteers’ process administered by AISNSW.

The Group will consist of a Chair, 10-20 school representatives depending on response to the volunteer email process, the current chair of the AISNSW ICT Management & Leadership Conference, and AISNSW staff including the Head: Technology & Online Learning Solutions.

The group will endeavour to represent all school sizes, locations, beliefs and gender. School representatives will participate for two school years, with half rolling off yearly through a volunteer process conducted in Term 4.

Examples of recent Strategic Directions Group activites:

• Sector-wide licensing agreement for Microsoft and Adobe software
• Presentation by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner 
• Feedback to the ICT Leadership and Management Conference Committee
• Feedback in relation to ICT events, e.g. Helpdesk and the Customer Experience
• Oversight of the Current and Emerging ICT Leaders program
• Providing AISNSW with feedback on the Member Advantage program and the offers the committee would like to see provided to the sector
• Selection of the licensing reseller to coordinate sector agreements
• Receive briefings of AISNSW activities relevant to ICT leaders, e.g. CEO Perspectives - the future of schooling in Australia
• Briefing in relation to the cross-sector CIO Forum

Why apply?

• Rich networking opportunity
• Keep abreast of new products to the market
• Discuss topics of relevance to ICT in independent schools
• Influence sector-wide opportunities, e.g. licensing
• Connect with vendors to hear about products of relevance to independent schools
• Connect remotely with the group through Zoom and Teams

2021 Strategic Directions Group Members