Preface

The Indiana University Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan was formally approved by President Brand and the Trustees in December 1998 and the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and CIO (OVPIT) was given responsibility for its implementation. Thus 1999 was the first full calendar year, and FY99/00 the first full financial year, of the implementation of the Plan.

This document is a summary for this period principally of UITS accomplishments, but also of those of other parts of the University, in implementing the Plan and activities related to it. Though this document is, strictly speaking, prepared for FY99/00 as part of the University's annual budgetary process, realistically it reports accomplishments mainly for the calendar year 1999, given that it is prepared in early 2000. The Plan is a five-year plan and will guide IU's activities and initiatives in IT until the end of 2003. Hence, OVPIT will produce a document similar to this on an annual basis for the life of the Plan.

The Plan consists of 10 major Recommendations and 68 Actions. The accomplishments for 1999 are described under these.

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