REANNZ and the Capability Build Advisory Panel have an agreed vision and goals for the Capability Build Fund, which will help to raise awareness and use of KAREN.

Vision: Capability Build Fund

The vision of the Capability Build Fund is that over the next three to four years:

• New Zealand researchers will be able to participate in international research as equal partners.
• New or enhanced research collaborations, facilitated by KAREN, will be established within New Zealand.
• Funding agencies will be fully aware of the value of KAREN to education and research.
• KAREN will facilitate the development of new types of research that will be undertaken in New Zealand.
• KAREN will facilitate the development of new forms of education including the use of national and international services such as data repositories and simulation.

Goals: Capability Build Fund

The goals of the Capability Build Fund are to:

1) Establish an awareness of KAREN

• Produce success stories to demonstrate value

• Facilitate New Zealand access to international funding

2) Enable effective use of KAREN

• Establish sufficient expertise within each current member to enable KAREN to be used effectively
• Establish centres of expertise and co-ordination
• Enable new forms of collaboration, leading eventually to new funding opportunities
• Develop a culture amongst educators and researchers that includes elements of awareness of and ability in advanced networking techniques

3) Promote the use of KAREN

• Develop a culture amongst educators and researchers that includes elements of awareness of and ability in advanced network techniques
• Produce success stories to demonstrate value
• Ensure that the use of KAREN is not inhibited by lack of skills or access to expertise

 4) Create a community ethos of sharing knowledge

• All activities will share acquired knowledge and technology development

Related information

• Capability Build Fund
• Criteria
• CBF winners

Updated 25 February 2010