Implementing A national ICT strategy for Scotland’s museums Dylan Edgar, ICT Adviser.

ImplementingA national ICT strategyfor Scotland’s museums

Dylan Edgar, ICT Adviser

Who was involved in the project?

What do we want to achieve?

Increasingusers

Improvingperformance

Buildingcapacity

Drivingup quality

Four areas of priority

We set strategic goals in each priority area…

1. Users

2. Infrastructure

3. Software systems

4. Skills

Implementing the strategy

ICT strategy goals

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Research(‘what’?)

3 year action framework

Consult(‘how’?)

Implement

Actions

20072006200520042003

Outcomes

Increasingusers

Improvingperformance

Buildingcapacity

Drivingup quality

Mapping ICT in the sector

Web

site

Techn

ical s

uppo

rt

Collec

tions

man

agem

ent

Inte

rnet

conn

ectio

n

Acces

s to

traini

ng

Broad

band

0

20

40

60

80

100

% of respondents

Local Authority museums

Independent museums

Investing in skills and infrastructure

• 100% grants to small museums for ICT equipment and training• Around £90,000 in total, distributed between 30 museums

• This has gone towards…

Computers Internet connections Digitisation equipment Collections management software General purpose software Technical support Training

Promoting and celebrating best practice

• Ensuring that technology has a positive impact

• Developing and sharing case studies

• Promoting best practice through SMC grant

programmes

Sharing knowledge about collections

• Recognising levels of information about museum collections

• Piloting Collection Level Descriptions with museums

• Increasing access to collections management systems

• A national collections development strategy for

Scotland’s museums

Promoting standards and building skills

• Guidance and support for museums on implementing technical standards

• Promoting standards through SMC grant aid

• MDA partnership agreement

• A workforce development strategy for the Scottish museums and galleries sector

Supporting learning and access

• A national learning and access strategy for museums and galleries in Scotland

• The SSDN

Dylan Edgar

ICT Adviser, SMC

0131 476 8457

[email protected]

www.scottishmuseums.org.uk