Sad News from the UK: Intute's Funding Has Been Cut; After August 2010 Service Will Remain Available with "Minimal Maintenance"
Intute's services are many including a first-rate directory of hand-selected web resources, The Virtual Training Suite, Internet Detective, and more. The good news (if there can be any) is that after August, 2010 the site/service will remain online but only with "minimal maintenance." Exactly what that means is to be determined.
We regret to inform our users and contributors that JISC has announced that its funding for Intute will be cut with effect from August 2010. It is JISC policy that, wherever possible, services move from being fully funded by JISC to being sustainable by other means. Unfortunately in the current economic climate no realistic alternative funding model for Intute as it currently stands has been identified.
Despite this JISC has acknowledged the pioneering work of Intute, its value to the community, and the insights it has given into the use of the Internet in education.
Our current service level will be maintained until 1 August 2010. After this date, Intute will still be available but with minimal maintenance. In addition, we are looking at possibilities to develop Informs and the Virtual Training Suite and offer these as membership services.
We would like to thank those who have used, contributed to and supported Intute over the years.
Our intention is to make a further announcement in early spring with a more detailed description of what we will be able to offer after 1 August 2010.
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