UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE
The University and its partners win national award for collaboration

On June 20th, Université Sainte-Anne and its partner institutions won a prestigious national award in recognition of their innovative collaboration.

Photo from left to right : Nathan Muise, Julien Savoie and André Roberge.
 

The 2018 CUCCIO Collaboration Award - presented by the Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers - recognizes initiatives that promote collaboration between institutions, campuses, faculties or departments within the higher education IT sector.

Nova Scotia Higher-Ed IT Shared Services (HISS) was formed in 2014 when 11 institutions agreed to share IT services to improve service delivery and manage costs. This project requires close collaboration as well as advanced knowledge of state-of-the-art software and tools.

Together, the group successfully implemented cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 across eight institutions - the first province-wide implementation of its kind in Canada. Last year, the group was recognized for this work at the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) annual conference in Ottawa with the Canadian Quality and Productivity Award.

The CUCCIO award recognizes the achieved benefits of knowledge sharing between institutions and increased efficiency from the ongoing collaboration of shared services. By 2019, Nova Scotia institutions will have avoided costs exceeding $950,000, with additional savings and efficiencies projected from future IT Shared Services projects.

Upcoming priorities for the group include moving ahead on shared network architecture and cyber security standards.

Congratulations to Director of technology services, André Roberge, and his team, for taking the lead in the initiative at Université Sainte-Anne and to our partner institutions for being a shining example of collaboration!