Peter Telford, chief executive of RCUK SSC Ltd commented, “We will deliver an integrated, more efficient and effective service to all the Research Councils. We are pleased to be working with Fujitsu on this challenging venture and look forward to delivering quality services for the benefit of the research community.”
Eithne Wallis CB, managing director of Government Business, Fujitsu Services, commented, “Fujitsu is consistently proving that it can deliver effective shared services infrastructures and is playing a vital role in driving forward the transformational government agenda through shared services. Organisations that adopt a shared services approach can experience genuine economies of scale and reduction in costs which can be essential in their drive for continuous improvement. This initiative will strengthen support for the Research Councils’ researchers, whose work is vital in the development of science and innovation in the UK.”
Each year the Research Councils invest around £2.8 billion in research covering the full spectrum of academic disciplines from the medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences and the arts and humanities. Current priorities include energy, living with environmental change, global threats to security and ageing: lifelong health and wellbeing.
Fujitsu Services is a leading European information technology services company. Its business is helping its customers realise the value of information technology through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed service contracts. It serves customers in the private and public sectors across Europe including retail, financial services, healthcare and government. With an annual turnover of £2.56 billion (€3.22 billion), it employs over 21,000 people across 20 countries. Headquartered in London, Fujitsu Services is the European IT services arm of the US$53 billion (€32.9 billion) Fujitsu Group. Visit pt.fujitsu.com or uk.fujitsu.com for more information.
The seven Research Councils are independent non-departmental public bodies, funded by the Science Budget through the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. They are incorporated by Royal Charter and together manage a research budget of over £2.8 billion a year.• Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)• Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)• Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)• Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)• Medical Research Council (MRC)• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
Research Councils UK Shared Services Centre Ltd (RCUK SSC Ltd) delivers quality services for the benefit of the research community. It is a company limited by shares and is jointly owned by the Research Councils. It is governed by a Board of Directors with each Council having an equal vote in decision-making.
Graham Goulden
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Date: 04 febrero, 2008