Guiding Principles

This plan identifies an initial set of guiding principles to address the strategic issues and the action plan to achieve these goals during the 2008-2011 timeframe. While the tasks may be near term (next 18-24 months), they may be overcome by events and will be reviewed annually. We expect that the strategies themselves will maintain reasonable stability over the 5-year period of this plan.
 
 
 

Strategic Issue 1: How do we create the nation’s best cyberinfrastructure to meet the new demands of the research community?

Goal 1.1:  To deploy fiber connections to every member

Objective 1.1.1:  Complete contracts for fiber IRUs  to the remaining 10 campuses.

Objective 1.1.2: Develop partnerships with vendors who can provide fiber to remote areas.

Goal 1.2:  To increase use through knowledge and awareness of cyberinfrastructure at each member site.

Objective 1.2.1: Conduct support/engineering workshops

Objective 1.2.2:  Conduct researcher workshops

Objective 1.2.3: Conduct academic workshops

Goal 1.3:  To increase access to HPC

Objective 1.3.1: Develop partnerships with peer organizations such as LONI.

Objective 1.3.2: Create computing grid within region.

Goal 1.4: To develop support programs.

Objective 1.4.1: Create engineering training and support programs that can be duplicated at each member site.

Objective 1.4.2: Create other support programs for research and academia and implement programs or partner.

Strategic Issue 2: How do we scale ARE-ON’s resources across the K20 curriculum?

Goal 2.1: To increase use of ARE-ON resources in curriculum..

Objective 2.1.1:  Create planning team.

Objective 2.1.2:  Conduct surveys of need.
 

 

Strategic Issue 3: How do we use ARE-ON’s resources to create a strong Telehealth/telemedicine network?

Goal 3.1:  To provide ARE-ON resources to enhance current telemed network.

Objective 3.1.1:  Document current plan focused upon collaborative telemed support.

Objective 3.1.2: Research plans of other organizations.

Objective 3.1.3:  Develop partnerships that will enhance current plan by utilizing ARE-ON’s backbone or other resources to ensure a sustainable telemed organization.

Goal 3.2:  To provide an immediate and efficient resource base for telemed applications as appropriate

Objective 3.2.1:  In coordination with UAMS, expand integrated statewide telemedicine/telehealth broadband network

Objective 3.2.2:  In coordination with UAMS participate in the health information exchange

 
 

Strategic Issue 4: How can we best use ARE-ON’s resources to enhance emergency preparedness for Arkansas?

Goal 4.1: To position ARE-ON as critical infrastructure.

Objective 4.1.1:  Interface with the state emergency operations plan

Objective 4.1.2:  Leverage ARE-ON resources in emergency management

Objective 4.1.3:  Establish an ongoing operational relationship with Arkansas National Guard and Homeland Security and appropriate emergency management organizations

Goal 4.2:  To secure level ARE-ON infrastructure during an emergency

Objective 4.2.1:  Adhere to state/federal security standards

Objective 4.2.2:  Secure Back up of network

Objective 4.2.3:  Leverage ARE-ON resources during any all-hazard emergency as appropriate

 

Action Plan

Strategic Issue 1: How do we create the nation’s best cyberinfrastructure to meet the new demands of the research and education communities?

Goal 1.1:

Strategic Budget

Under development