Snippets from the article: 45% of respondents felt interoperability was the most important factor, 37% chose reporting and just 18% deciding upon administration. The survey polled 100 teaching and school staff on hot topics surrounding technology. “Creating a network of systems that can talk to...
Edustructures Delivers the United Kingdom's First Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF®) Implementation ... American Digital Networks (press release), MD - 16 minutes ago SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2007 - Leading SIF Provider Implements Successful Proof–of–concept at Birmingham LA; Results...
Becta has released an independant final evaluation report on their first Proof of Concept of the Schools Interoperability Framework, which was held in the Birmingham Local Authority. The report was written by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report outlays what the PoC entailed, feedback from the stakeholders...
Becta have released a report that was conducted by Price Waterhouse Cooper entitled " The strategic case for adopting the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) within the UK ". In the report, they also compare SIFA to other standards bodies and SIF to other standards, such as ISO, IMS, e-GIF, and...
SIFA UK are currently in a 30-day consultation period on the SIF Implementation Specification (UK) 1.0/ They are accepting comments from non-members as well as SIFA members on the specification. Read More....
I'm now back from the SIFA UK spring meetings near Rugby in England. The weather was actually pretty nice most of the time, although there was some local flooding due to the amount of rain received recently. I spent some time getting to know Andrew Evans , who has started contributing to this site. I...
From "Schools Interoperability Framework" by Andrew Evans... Becta are running a proof of concept using the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) . The purpose of the POC is to see how SIF can be applied to education in the UK. The Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) is a standard for defining...
The SIFA UK organization has launched a website with contact information and dates for upcoming events ( http://uk.sifinfo.org/ ).
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency or Becta " have taken SIF as one of the central strands in their multiple approaches to rationalising technology in the education sector. " Becta are inviting industry suppliers to the SIFA UK quarterly meeting in March. Read More....
Serco is delighted to announce a new partnership with the leading schools interoperability provider from the United States. The partnership with Edustructures is recognition of Serco’s commitment to whole school improvement and interoperability of education systems. Edustructures is the recognised leader...
Relationship Assures Unprecedented Schools Interoperability Framework® (SIF) Solution Support for Schools, Local and National Education Authorities in The United Kingdom Read More....
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has embraced a UK Version of SIF: At its core, our approach relies on developing a UK version of the widely used School Interoperability Framework (SIF), customised to meet local needs and building on the significant work already done...