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UKERNA manages the operation and development of the JANET network under a Service Level Agreement from the Joint Information Systems Committee ( JISC ) of the UK Higher and Further Education Funding Councils .

UKERNA is an ISO9001:2000 certificated company. It originally gained certification to ISO9001:1994 in June 1998 and successfully upgraded to the new standard in June 2003.

1 Mission Statement

Advancing and supporting the UK's education and research network.

2 UKERNA's objectives, as set out in the Memorandum of Association are,

"to take responsibility for the networking programme of the education, learning and research communities in the United Kingdom; and to research, develop and provide advanced electronic communication facilities for use within these communities, and to facilitate the electronic connectivity of these communities to external third parties."