To inform Information Committee and the Head of IT Services of the computing needs of the academic and administrative
departments and centres, with particular reference to strategic issues
as well as applications software and services for research, teaching,
and standard office applications.
To enable the Head of IT Services to consult
with and inform academic and administrative departments and centres on
relevant matters of IT Services' policy and management.
To keep academic and administrative departments and centres
informed of computing developments and of those aspects of the
University's Information Strategy that have a bearing on computing
provision.
To provide information on requirements and priorities for
central facilities and services to assist IT Services in the
formulation of the IT Services budget.
To provide a forum for sharing information and to advise departments on best practice in departmental computing provision
To ensure that computing needs and developments take account of equality of opportunity.