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Digital strategy and plan

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s first digital strategy is a people-centric, comprehensive plan for Dal’s digital infrastructure, supporting teaching, learning, research, the student experience, and administrative functions at Dal.

Overarching themes

Across all strategic areas, the Digital Strategy will include overarching and integrated themes:

Shared values

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s digital environment will reflect and support our values of inclusiveness, equity, diversity, accessibility, seamlessness, integration, lifelong learning, transparency, sustainability, privacy, security, digital literacy, and community focus.

Integration

Well-integrated and well-supported systems and platforms will enable all users to thrive.

Shared data

Data is an institutional asset, which supports transparent and data-informed decision-making.

Communications and training

Improved communications on governance, systems availability, and training opportunities will increase cooperation and digital competency. 

User-focused

Keeping the user experience simple, accessible, and barrier-free is a guiding principle.

Innovation and creativity

Encourage a culture that supports innovation, creativity, experimentation, and risk-taking.

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Strategic pillars

The five pillars of the strategy closely align with Dal’s strategic plan, approved by the Board of Governor in June 2021. The Digital Strategy provides foundational digital supports to enable the achievement of the goals in the strategic plan.

Digitally supported, differentiated pedagogy, and exceptional student experiences

  • Create an integrated, barrier-free digital research environment to stimulate and support innovation and achievement of research goals, and to enhance the researcher and student experience.

Digitally competent students, staff, and faculty

  • Create an integrated, barrier-free digital research environment to stimulate and support innovation and achievement of research goals, and to enhance the researcher and student experience.

Seamless, enabling digital research environments

  • Create an integrated, barrier-free digital research environment to stimulate and support innovation and achievement of research goals, and to enhance the researcher and student experience.

Digitally enhanced relationships and services

  • Enhance flexibility, accessibility, and innovation in open and inclusive digital environments to enrich internal engagement and expand our service to diverse local and global communities; to develop breakthrough research and innovation, to drive sustainable, economic growth; and to contribute to cultural and social development.

Ethical, effective governance, sustainable, responsive, future-ready

  • The human element is the central governing factor in developing our digital infrastructure, to ensure that investments in technology are made in support of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s mission.

  • Dal’s accessible and person-centered digital environment will foster a shared systems culture that protects privacy and security, and enables accessibility, while being supported by training and communications.
  • We will implement approaches, processes, and functions that reinforce exceptional teaching, research, and student experiences, as well as effective and efficient administration, with integrated, flexible digital platforms, data, and applications.

Watch: A people-first approach to technology

The Digital Strategy was developed through an extensive consultation process with the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ community and addresses a wide variety of gaps and priorities.