Information Management and Communication Department
The Information Management and Communication Department (IMCD) is comprised of 2 divisions and 2 offices: the Computerized Planning Division, which conducts administrative operations, the IT Services Division, which is in charge of technical matters, the Office of Electronic Administrative Services, and the Office of Information Security Management. Activities and services of the IMCD include:
- Planning, development, management and operation of the University IT infrastructure
- Providing a variety of user services related to the IT infrastructure
- Developing and providing an advanced and secure information environment
- Developing personnel capable of advanced use of information and information technologies
Computerized Planning Division
Planning and General Affairs Group
- General administrative affairs of the Information Management and Communication Department
- Administrative matters concerning meetings of the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies and other conferences
- Matters related to meetings and conferences of the Institute for Information Management and Communication
- Matters related to conferences and councils concerning informational planning and promotion of the National University Corporations
- Matters related to conferences and councils concerning informational planning/promotion of the National University Corporations in the Kinki A District
- Other areas not covered by other sections
Finance/Accounting and Research Resouces Group
- Liaison and coordination related to accounting administration
- Matters related to budget requests
- Budgetary and account settlement matters
- Asset management
- Revenue affairs
- Matters related to contributions
- Matters related to research grants/funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Matters related to joint research with the private sector and other related research
Administrative Systems Management Group
- Matters related to procurement of computer systems for administrative use
- Planning related to administrative computer systems and network systems
- Development and maintenance of human resource and payroll systems
- Planning and implementation of information system auditing
- Management and operation of administrative computer systems
- Matters related to development of finance/accounting systems and academic resource systems
- Information security for the Administration Bureau and other facilities
Office of Electronic Administrative Services
- Matters related to the promotion of electronic administrative services
- Matters related to the operation and maintenance of the University’s groupware system
IT Services Division
Inter/Intra University Services Section
- Matters related to inter-university services
- Matters related to intra-university services
- Management and operation of the South Building of the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, and of the telecommunications building
- Maintenance and management of telephone exchange facilities
- Matters related to telephone exchange services
Supercomputing/Large-Scale Computing Services Group
- Management and operation of the supercomputer system
- Matters related to large-scale scientific computing services
- Matters related to programming lectures/workshops and consultation regarding use
Educational Computing Services Group
- Management and operation of the Educational Computer System
- Matters related to language education support and the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) System
Information Literacy Education Services (in Japanese)
Language Education Services (in Japanese)
Content Management Services Group
- Management and provision of academic database services
- Matters related to website services
Information Network System Services and Distrance Learning Services Group
- Management and operation of the University network system
- Matters related to the University’s electronic authentication infrastructure
- Planning related to distance learning support services
Network Management Services (in Japanese)
Distance Learning Support Services (in Japanese)
Office of Information Security Management
- Matters related to ensuring security and integrity of University information resources
- Security matters related to the Institute for Information Management and Communication
