b'Digitization - Mona Campus Initiatives(contd)v.The electronic submission and tracking of thesis2.Implementing the technical platforms and Supporting Work-From-Homevi.Digitization of graduate student files process to support remote work-from-homeThe complementary and critical aspect of exploiting (work-from-anywhere) work modality. thevirtualonlineCampusisenablingwork-Thisprojectiswelladvancedwiththefollowingfrom-anywhereaccess.Thiswasimplemented components already completed:Virtualising the Mona Campus byrestructuringandrealigningtheuseand ItbecamenecessarytoenabletheCampus,inprovisioning of secure network connections to staff i.Electronic application of status lettersbothitsacademicandadministrativeoperations,sothattheycouldremotelyaccesstheCampus ii.Adjustments to student matters including topivotrapidlyfromnormalin-person,face-to- information systems to carry out core academic and change of status and majorsface communication to full online operations or theadministrative operations and processes.ability to assume a hybrid or blended modality, thus Work is well advanced on the digitization of studentfunctioning at two ends of the spectrum. files,theuploadingofthesisandtheelectronic submission of referee reports. The MITS team used, as a resource, the mission critical 126 Within the period, the Office of Student Financingenterpriseadministrationapplications(Student,127sought to upgrade aspects of its online applicationFinance,HR,LibraryandFacilitiesinformation system.Thisupgradeopenedanotheravenuesystems) and the business processes supported by throughwhichstudentscanaccessscholarshipsthese systems as the platform on which to virtualize and grants.the operations of the Campus online. That is, given thattheCampuscriticalbusinessprocessesare automated by these systems, these platforms were Mona Information Technologyrealigned to enable staff to execute and manage the Services operations of the Campus online.This was achieved by:The very essence of the challenges of the 2019-20Redeploying the computer server, storageyear required agility in an ever changing environmentand network resources to ensure adequate and operating in the context of limited information. capacity to support remote execution.MITS redeployed ICT resources and staff capabilities to increase the dexterity of the Campus by realisingIncreasing Campus Internet bandwidth so as to the following two (2) initiatives: provide the required Internet network capacity 1.Transitioning the Campus to Virtual (online) to support increased inbound connection from operation of academic and administrative students and staff working remotely (away) processes; from the Campus.ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'