Organisations connecting to Janet are required to implement three policies: the Eligibility Policy determines who may be given access to the network; the Security Policy sets out responsibilities for protecting the security of the network and its users; the Acceptable Use Policy identifies a small number of activities that are not permitted on the network. […]
Recently I’ve been doing some work with Niall Sclater on how education organisations might inform students about the use of learning analytics, and when they might seek students’ consent. The resulting blog post is at https://analytics.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2017/02/16/consent-for-learning-analytics-some-practical-guidance-for-institutions/
These are Jisc’s comments on the Article 29 Working Party’s Guidelines on the Right to Data Portability (WP242). Jisc is the UK’s expert body for digital technology and digital resources in higher education, further education and research. Since its foundation in the early 1990s, Jisc has played a pivotal role in the adoption of information […]