The UK sponsoring organisations of the Strategic Content Alliance are:
• British Library

• BBC

• British Education Communications and Technologies Agency (Becta)

• EPSRC

• JISC

• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)

• NHS National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH)

As well as a commitment to achieving a higher level of co-ordination of e-content provision activities the current sponsoring organisations share the following characteristics:

• They provide a major set of e-content services to their constituency of users

• They are in command of significant resources and can directly influence the quality and direction of e-content services in their area

The Strategic Content Alliance will also convene advisory forums to discuss the initiative with a range of other public sector bodies and other content providers.