Digital Strategy Committee

• To champion the embedding of Digital activities and best practice across Education Research and Administration throughout the University, guided by the Aberdeen 2040 strategy.
• To provide a strategic forum that shapes the University’s deployment and use of Digital resources, both financial and staff.
• To identity opportunities to enrich the University Digital capability and commission supporting initiatives.
• To liaise with the Project Management Office to ensure that appropriate governance and assurance is provided for all relevant work.
• To ensure rich and regular consultation with and communications support for our staff and students in the use of Digital technologies and content.
• To have accountability for the development and delivery of the University’s Digital investment, in projects and initiatives.
• To approve the strategic investment of Digital funds to deliver projects and initiatives which enable the University’s institutional goal of being truly Inclusive, Interdisciplinary, International and Sustainable.
• To research and horizon scan for new digital technologies, content and approaches which enable and enhance the University’s goals.
• To establish sub-groups as may be required to deliver specific areas of the Committee’s remit.
• To provide regular progress reports to University Senior Management for onward transmission to appropriate committees of the University.
• To act as the focal point for business cases and associated bids for significant digital funding and make decisions in terms of the funding and commission of subsequent work.
• To undertake Digital financial portfolio management and, in liaison with Finance colleagues, monitor and report on the use of Digital funding.

Other academic and / or professional service members may be co-opted as required.