Digital workplaces - vision and reality
Martin White
CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Wednesday 9 October 2013, 9.30 - 16.30
Course outline
There is a lot of interest in 'digital workplaces' as a potential vision
for not only how organisations can work more efficiently and effectively
but also build stronger digital working relationships with other
organisations, for example in the support of open innovation. This
course will set out the characteristics of a digital workplace, provide
an overview of some of the enabling technologies (cloud computing,
mobile and collaboration) and then focus in on organisational challenges
that need to be addressed in developing a digital workplace environment.
Some of the elements of the workshop will be
. Ten features of a digital workplace
. The business case for developing a digital workplace
. A summary of the outcomes of the 2013 Digital Workplace Trends
survey
. The importance of an information management strategy
. Skills and roles for information professionals in a digital
workplace
. Supporting virtual teams
. The impact of mobile and tablet devices
. Legal implications of digital workplaces
. Scenarios for achieving a digital workplace
Who should attend
Managers who have a responsibility for the role of intranets,
collaborative working and social media applications and who need to be
able to take a role in the development of their organisation's digital
workplace strategy
Course presenter
The course will be presented by Martin White, Managing Director,
Intranet Focus Ltd. He has been involved in technology forecasting for
over twenty years, is the author of The Intranet Management Handbook and
also the author of an award-winning paper in Business Information Review
in 2012 on the evolution of digital workplaces.
To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request
further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are
also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk.
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