** apologies for cross posting **
There is still some availabilty for the KDCS training course, "Sustaining
digital projects: funding the future" held in London on Thurs, 23rd June.
See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm for more details and booking
information. All courses are led by Simon Tanner, KDCS Director.
Sustaining digital projects: funding the future (23rd June 2005)
The long-term sustainability of digital resources is a problem in a world where
projects are conceived of as short-term activities and where funders have
limited resources to commit beyond initial development phases. Regular updating
and upgrading is inevitable, and hardware and software must be replaced
regularly if a resource is to grow and thrive. This course will identify the
key issues in developing a sustainability plan including what to sustain
(resource, people and/or activity), various revenue models and finding your
market niche for future funding.
Topics covered in this training day include:
* What are you sustaining?
* Cost and benefit analysis for planning the future
* Stakeholder studies - knowing your audience
* Revenue models and channels to market
o Advertising model
o Infomediary model
o Merchant model
o Affiliate model
o Community model
o Subscription model
o Utility model
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#sustain
What course attendees have said about KDCS training:
- "Excellent coverage of information with apt description and explanation."
- "The balance between group discussion and presentation was particularly
good."
- "This is excellent one of the best I've attended."
- "It was very comprehensive as I thought of questions, they were answered
almost right away. I have a lot of new knowledge that I'll be able to apply."
- "Provided just the information required informative, comprehensive and
thought provoking."
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Simon Tanner
Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services
King's College London
Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX
tel: +44 (0)7793 403542
email: [log in to unmask]
www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/
