REANNZ recently established two Working Groups bringing together representatives from academia, science and information technology from across our Membership to provide an agreed, community-owned way forward on the development of KAREN and associated services.

The first Working Group to get underway was the Services Working Group who held their inaugural meeting on 2 December. Representatives from 12 Member organisations met via video conference to understand how they can take KAREN usage to the next level through the sharing and development of services over KAREN.

KAREN, by its very nature, enables collaboration and lends itself to shared tools, applications and services. The KAREN Services Working Group aims to understand how the community can increase the value of KAREN further by sharing the existing resources available over KAREN and clubbing together to develop shared services where gaps exist in the portfolio.

The Services Working Group was quick off its feet and at this meeting decided as its first action to develop a national catalogue of existing services in New Zealand and a roadmap for new services by the middle of 2010.

The Architecture Working Group will hold its first meeting early first year.

For more information on the Services Working Group visit the KAREN Wiki or contact Emma Bottomore.

http://wiki.karen.net.nz/index.php/KAREN_Services_Working_Group_:_Main

Contact Emma Bottomore

emma.bottomore@reannz.co.nz

+64 4 913 6363