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STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS






                             CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES








                             Business Context

                             RVC Mission – The RVC’s mission is to        business partner than as a provider.         The strategy’s lifespan is intended to look
                             be the leading international authority for   This framework is essential in coordinating   3 to 5 years ahead, although affordability
                             education, clinical care, research, expert   the RVC’s adoption of technologies           considerations may impact on the action
                             opinion and employment in veterinary         such as AI, which have the potential to      timelines.
                             medicine and related biological and          challenge its business model rapidly
                             biomedical sciences.                         unless directed effectively.
                             The effective management and utilisation     This strategy looks to adopt best
                             of data and technology is a vital            practices as recommended by external
                             component in achieving this mission, such    organisations where possible or
                             as using AI to enhance the RVC’s position    appropriate to help achieve the RVC’s
                             as a leader in these disciplines.            strategic goals and supersedes the
                                                                          previous IT Strategy (2018-23) and the
                             The RVC’s use of data and technology to
                                                                          emerging Data Strategy (2022) and
                             this point has been driven by excellence
                                                                          subsumes some other IT policies including
                             in specifi c domains, driven by organic
                                                                          the RVC Cloud Migration Strategy (2022).
                             growth, however the RVC’s future needs to
                             be based on a sustainable single unifying    Delivery of this strategy will need to be
                             framework that informs strategic planning    mindful of internal and external economic
                             and utilises information technology and      conditions which may infl uence priorities,
                             those who provide it more as a trusted       resourcing and sequencing over time.






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