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From good intentions to firm choices: public values in procurement

"It seemed a complicated step, but in retrospect it was darned simple," says Jan-Paul van Staalduinen, CIO of Utrecht University (UU). He is referring to how UU gave public values a central role in a procurement process. How do other institutions approach this? For SURF Magazine, we talked about it with three administrators .

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Digital Competence Centres let institutions collaborate more intensively

Digitising research requires expertise, and that is scarce. Digital Competence Centres (DCCs) pool that expertise. Moreover, they make it easier for institutions to share knowledge and develop services together. Indeed, needs in this area appear to be widely shared.

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The route in digital transformation: open standards

Open standards are an important prerequisite for successful digitisation. We talk to three experts about adoption, trends and the urgent need for standards. "We want to ski from many different mountains, but don't have a common ski binding yet."

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EuroTeQ aims to set a European standard

EuroTeQ should become a 'European university', with a transparent offer of international education. Two stakeholders from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) talk about their ambitions, and the obstacles they intend to overcome with SURF's help.

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Cybersecurity Innovation Zone: cooperation and exchange are crucial

Since 2022, SURF has been working with its members on innovation in 9 innovation zones. One of these is the Cybersecurity Innovation Zone, which aims to increase the cyber resilience of education and research institutions. A conversation with Paula Duijnhoven (University of applied sciences) and Albert Hankel (SURF): "the question is not whether we will be hacked, but when".

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"Accelerating through technology is the only way forward"

"Our planet has about 20 million species of organisms. Of these, we have named about two million over the past 400 years. This means we do not yet know ninety per cent of all species. And what you don't know, you can't protect. That's why technology is so important." In conversation with Naturalis director Edwin van Huis.

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Working together during war in Ukraine

Every NREN has its challenges, but war is of a different order. Ukraine's URAN is therefore going through difficult times. But in doing so, it does show the strength of the network - in several senses.

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The foundation of digital transformation: architecture

The digital transformation is thundering forward and triggering major changes. Also in education and research, both within institutions, nationally and increasingly at European level. How do we keep direction? We talk to three experts about this. "I think we live in a great time," says one.

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Imagining the future with SURF Tech Trends 2023

With 6 technologies and 29 trends, SURF Tech Trends is an inspiring report for everyone working in education and research. But it only really comes to life when we, the education and research sector together, shape the developments and applications. Three experts tell how they view this. "The trends report encourages us to anticipate, look ahead

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