Headings includes chemicals, construction, defence and aerospace, energy, financial services, agriculture, horticulture and forestry, food and drink, health and life sciences, IT, electronics and communications, leisure and learning, manufacturing, production and business processes, marine, materials, natural resources and environment, retail and distribution, and transport. Electrification is rated as the greatest, while other milestones reached include the invention of the car, aeroplane, radio and television, and refrigeration, together with the emergence of electronics, computers, spacecraft, laser and fiber optics, and the Internet. Features historical information and a timeline tracing the development of each accomplishment. Gives details of projects and services arranged both alphabetically and thematically, training and consultancy activities, news, and forthcoming events. JISC Technology Applications Programme Details of a programme to investigate the impact of technologies on higher education and develop applications in support of the JISC strategy.
Several reports are available online.
Topics covered include visualisation, virtual and remote environments, cluster computing, collaborative and distance working, videoconferencing, use of IT to support the management of institutions, affordable provision of computers for students, presentation technologies, central timetabling by computer, electronic diaries, and use of a multi-purpose smart card. While concerned specifically with the USA, the report also covers international trends and issues.