FST Government Queensland 2022

QCIF Skills Development Manager Dr Mark Crowe will lead a Q&A at the FST Government Queensland 2022 conference on 31 March at the Sofitel Hotel in Brisbane Central. Mark will discuss QCIF’s membership model of operating. Mark will lead a discussion on the following: Exploring New Models In Collaboration: Federating Access to Skills, Decision, Infrastructure Support As a not-for-profit, QCIF essentially supports Queensland’s primary research-active universities as a unique intersection for shared hardware systems and specialist support teams, underpinned by an innovative funding and service delivery program. This session will spark discussion around the opportunity for Queensland to spearhead a new approach to collaboration: More information

• How do we adapt to the current context of skills shortages, and look to solve access to talent?

• How do we establish forums and support functions to best complement IT, Data, and Infrastructure end-users in sharing problems and solutions?

• Exploring the opportunity for shared team and funding models: Is government able to centralise specialist skills and hardware infrastructure that can be embedded across organisations?

• Can we apply learning lessons from embedding e-research support groups across Queensland universities within a public sector environment?