New partnership with REANNZ provides strategic infrastructure support for GLAM sector
NDF has partnered with REANNZ (the Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand) to support digital transformation in Aotearoa’s GLAM sector, providing access to common capabilities, supporting NDF’s strategy to facilitate digital leadership and inspiration across the cultural sector.
REANNZ members gain access
If you choose to become a REANNZ Member, you’ll gain access to a suite of specialised digital solutions and professional services offered through this exciting new partnership. This will support Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) in their digital transformation efforts, powering GLAM education outreach, research, and preservation activities.
Working together for a brighter future
This collaboration between NDF and REANNZ demonstrates the potential for cross-sector collaboration. By working together, we can ensure that our digital heritage is not only preserved but also made accessible to all.
NDF Executive Director Teina Herzer said: “The partnership between REANNZ and the NDF is an important milestone for the digital GLAM space in Aotearoa, harnessing our combined expertise and resources to propel the cultural and heritage sectors into the next phase of digital innovation. Through strategic infrastructure support we’re setting the foundation for a digitally empowered future, ensuring that our cultural heritage is preserved and accessible, and can inspire and inform generations to come.”
REANNZ Chief Executive Amber McEwen said: “REANNZ already connects researchers and educators across the world so they can collaborate for global change. I’m excited to see how our partnership with the NDF can support the cultural sector to bring Aotearoa’s digital heritage to the world.”
Interactive information sessions coming soon
Look out for your invitation to brown bag lunch sessions soon, where representatives of REANNZ and the NDF will join internal and external expert guest speakers to share information covering relevant topics for the GLAM sector including security, technology and trends in the market.
You may have bumped into David Hinton (REANNZ) at NDF23 in November, where REANNZ hosted a coffee cart. He’s keen to connect with you all again. If you would like to talk to David before these sessions, please feel free to give him a call on 021 579 517.
Solutions for GLAM sector
Many GLAM institutions overseas are connected to their local high performance digital networks and are focused on working together to co-design services that enable the GLAM community to share and preserve their collections.
However, REANNZ provide support to the sector with a specialist network and the products, tools, and services they need to collaborate and deliver, including;
The REANNZ network
The REANNZ high performance digital network is designed to meet the specialised needs of the research and education sector. The network is engineered with low latency, and sufficient headroom capacity to support bursts of intense use, which means there’s no congestion.
REANNZ Internet
It is fast, reliable, scalable, and designed to support all your business-critical applications. REANNZ internet connections are typically 1, 10 or 100 gigabits per second. We help you choose the bandwidth that’s right for your needs.
eduroam Wi-Fi
eduroam is a secure global roaming wireless network service for the research and education sector available to all REANNZ members. eduroam hotspots are available at thousands of locations across New Zealand and worldwide.
Cloud Connect
Fast, reliable, and secure direct private networks for connecting your organisation or institution to commercial cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Catalyst Cloud.
Federated Identity Management
Technology that enables access, authentication and identity verification for the New Zealand research, education, and innovation community.
More information
Find out more about REANNZ’s products and services contact: REANNZ
Find out more about NDF contact: NDF