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                                Richard Binns
             Departmental

             tdanapers


                                9th October 19Pf
             RB/P~I/


                        f liaison between
                  CufdelinPs or cl ----

                   RLD Co~nauti?R/ldsu (nonna


             I have prepared snd agreed dth David Price the
             attached guidelines relating to the operation cf
            RSD computinR and its links with YSD, lokiPgl
            Please ensure tha;:he appropriate stbii in your


             depsrtmen~lsection are aware of them,

             In particular, item 3 is important for projects
             rhich map have a slgni~icaPE impact on B~D resources~
             DePeonin4 on scale, the 'approvP1 of the local
             managem(!nt" map be at Section Leader, Depvtmentel
             Uana~er or R8D Seni or Uananement level,


                                 RICHARD Bf~S
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            Ur, A,A,B, Ricks
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              GUILIE1IIS FOR 110 COM~O~I~S~


        i,   Tt~e majoritf of funding for the Research CeDtre is
             pro~ided bY BET industries or BCTCd· The fired assets
              of the Centre are on the books of BATCo~ TberaiPre
             the computing resource in pgD should not be considered


              exclusfve!Y as Bn extension of the BUII~E IISD serPice·


        i.   in pbr:ieular,;~e Central of both revenue and c8pital
              budgets within RLJ remains the rtsponsfbilitY of local
              managemen~~


        3.   To this end, any action ~hich requires the use of the

              RgD computing res0ulce, whether this is revenue
              e~penditure, eapital investment 0' "Se of the available
              effort, must haP·e:~e apprbY11 of the local mansgemeP;,


         4,   It is expected that the useful linb which are
              developing between Sou:hamptoo and YISD lo~in$ aill
              be strengthened, In some instances close eo-operatioP
                        for examplel for ;tandardisatioo
              :i::~D' """""'"'the ecmpa~g On blrbare lad Soieue, or "hce


              opportunities arise ior discounts I based·op bUI
              purchase bgreemea:s oegatiated by ISO Aaking·


         5,   R&D will continue to ~rark iniormallg and Closelg dth
              MSD~ The regular Yanagemen; Services Panapers meetfpgl
              at vhicb BLO is reprssented, is the mechanism nherebg
              fo~sl links betaeeo Soutbampton and I0king are maia-

              t8lnedl
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                                 Richard Binns


             RB/P'!T/PDSG              i;~ october 1387


             Tho Plnss:rPa~ Into, the Rr~ehs and the analosis arere
             ?Ille~ aamPcia:Pd II: 3e Research Foiicy G:ouc gee;ir.g

             ]RFt pee~~

             I assume thn., if lhrtre Is any further re~ortiu to he
             done p~bsn t~P hVdrOCLrhODS inforna:ion Is ani!able,
             this ri~l he sPnl dirPc;;o ab~ an~ aanburq.

             ~hent~ for Your tff0rtSI
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