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Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:32 AM

What is Federated Access Management (FAM)? In a nutshell!

Who? A national body called the UK Access Management Federation looks after things, and requires you sign up to a strict contract that assures you are trustworthy, have your organisations approval at a high level and are a recognised educational institution...
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Friday, October 08, 2010 8:41 AM

What is Services Interoperability Framework (SIF)? In a nutshell!

Following my last post on interoperability , I received an email asking for a plain english explanation of some of the key concepts, so here goes with the first - SIF. Services Interoperability Framework (SIF) - used to be called School's Interoperability...
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Monday, August 02, 2010 12:56 PM

Online applications. More than just trust?

I came across what seems to be a remarkably useful online application being promoted to schools, PlannerLive . As with all online services there is a need for schools to consider questions about privacy and the transparency of the service providers business...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:16 AM

Revised data security advice from Becta - Do's and Don'ts!

Becta have amended their data protection guidance in light of representations from various organisations, but the changes are not substantial. Becta does indicate that they are looking at how schools transition to what is a strong regime for compliance...
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