Welcome to the e-Framework for Education and Research

The e-Framework for Education and Research is an international initiative that provides information to institutions on investing in and using information technology infrastructure. It advocates service-oriented approaches to facilitate technical interoperability of core infrastructure as well as effective use of available funding.

It's an evolving knowledge base

This website is an evolving knowledge base, built on contributions from members of the e-Framework community. The e-Framework maintains the content to assist other international education and research communities in planning, prioritising and implementing their IT infrastructure in a better way.

The e-Framework and You

From the Getting Started page, follow the link that best matches your role or interest:

• For IT managers, policy makers, journalists and those not needing technical details
  
• For architects, business analysts, curators, domain experts, educators
• For developers and implementers
• For contributors and project managers
  

Use the e-Framework

Re-use; don't re-invent the wheel!

• Review the papers and presentations
• Read the success stories / find out what has worked for others
  
• Study the documented service descriptions
• Already familiar with the method? Re-use the services
  

Help expand the knowledge base

• Submit a reusable service
• Collaborate in developing Service Usage Models (SUMs) - (external link to e-Framework Community Wiki)
• Download documentation templates

Contact us

The e-Framework welcomes your feedback and ideas!