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To better align the Information Technology investments with University strategy and goals and to effectively manage
business demands on IT, the Office of Chief Information officer (CIO) has established numerous internal IT committees.
These committees are responsible for coordinating the information technology and information technology business
in the university. By actively utilizing the following internal UITS committees, University Information Technology Sector
(UITS) strives to improve the quality of the University IT services.
The UITS Steering Committee oversees the ongoing
development of a campus-wide IT strategic plan. The
purpose of this governing group is to look at IT initiatives
and activities and align them with overall university strategic
objectives and processes.
The role of the committee is to ensure that standardized
methods and procedures are used for efficient and
prompt handling of all changes within IT sector, in
order to minimize the number and impact of any
related incidents.
The UITS Branding committee’s objective is to promote UITS
projects and services to UAEU Community including UITS. The
Committee will be focusing on ‘Branding’ UITS in a business
perspective accomplishments to the UAEU Community.
The IT Governance structure promotes and supports the effective use of information technology in academic and
administrative programs. The committee establishes and communicates a campus wide IT vision and policies that
support the University mission and goals. It defines technical architecture and standards and establishes best practices
and tools for the University.
UITS must continue to leverage the latest technology
in its plans for the future to provide customer oriented,
accessible, affordable, and high quality teaching and learning
environment campus wide. This committee focuses on new
technology planning and management and works on a broad
scope of UITS next move on technology and defining further
programs.
This committee is responsible to ensure organizational
wide information systems security which includes but
not limited to physical and IT services. Members of this
committee meet periodically to review critical systems
access review, arrangements of security awareness
sessions for end users.
This committee is responsible for ensuring that IT
Service management and Information systems security
processes are aligned with organizational business and
adopted effectively. Reporting to management on the
performance of the information management systems
and any needed improvements.
Information Technology Committees
IT Steering Committee
Change Management Committee
IT Branding Committee
IT Governance Committee
Technology Strategic Planning
Committee
Information Security committee
ITSM / ISMS Management
Representatives committee
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