As part of the work with the University of Bergen’s strategy 2016-2022 “Sea, life, society” and the university’s commitment to digitization has the University Board requested that the compilation of a digitization strategy.

This will support and deepen the University’s strategy by describing how the University of Bergen will exploit the opportunities digitization gives to reach our goals and how we can exploit the structural changes digitization entails.

A draft digitization strategy was submitted to the University Board 25.08.2016. The plan shall be approved by the Board in October. Meanwhile we will conduct hearings where all the University’s staff and students have the opportunity to participate in the discussion on the digitization strategy.

Applications are invited for open hearings:
• With employees at Haukeland / Årstad Area Tuesday 20 September at. 1430-1416 Place: Auditorium 4 BB building, Haukeland
• With employees Nygårdshøyden Thursday 22 September at. 1430-1416, place huge auditorium in Lauritz Meltzer house (SV building), Fosswinckels gate 6.

Consultative Meeting with students and student organizations will be announced later.

Attached is the draft digitization strategy for UiB. The draft digitization strategy was presented to the University Board in Case 99/16. The documentation exists on http://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/attachments/us2016-099.pdf

We invite anyone interested to come at these consultative Meetings!