Our Mission

Founded in 2000, OSHEAN is a nonprofit coalition of universities, hospitals, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing innovative Internet-based technology solutions for its member institutions and the communities they serve. OSHEAN is an active member of the Rhode Island technology community, regularly contributing expertise and resources to a wide range of initiatives, from school enrichment activities to community forums on technology-related issues in the public interest. OSHEAN regularly pursues opportunities for local, regional and national collaboration and plays a national leadership role in professional education for IT professionals and policy development in the information technology arena.

OSHEAN is dedicated to building, through the use of innovative practices, a communications infrastructure that will serve the needs of Rhode Island's institutions of higher education, state and federal government agencies, non-profit research organizations, workforce development initiatives, and economic development efforts now and in the future. OSHEAN is committed to developing network expertise among its member organizations and to creating an environment that encourages collaboration through shared resources, information and expertise.

History of OSHEAN OSHEAN Staff OSHEAN Board of Directors OSHEAN's Guiding Principles		Our Mission Founded in 2000, OSHEAN is a nonprofit coalition of universities, hospitals, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing innovative Internet-based technology solutions for its member institutions and the communities they serve. OSHEAN is an active member of the Rhode Island technology community, regularly contributing expertise and resources to a wide range of initiatives, from school enrichment activities to community forums on technology-related issues in the public interest. OSHEAN regularly pursues opportunities for local, regional and national collaboration and plays a national leadership role in professional education for IT professionals and policy development in the information technology arena. OSHEAN is dedicated to building, through the use of innovative practices, a communications infrastructure that will serve the needs of Rhode Island's institutions of higher education, state and federal government agencies, non-profit research organizations, workforce development initiatives, and economic development efforts now and in the future. OSHEAN is committed to developing network expertise among its member organizations and to creating an environment that encourages collaboration through shared resources, information and expertise.