Digital Workplaces: vision and reality - Martin White
Venue: Euston House, 24 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1AD
Date: Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 - 09:30 - 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 2014 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
CILIP's Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB):
This course supports the following elements of CILIP's PKSB:
10. Strategy, Planning and Management: 10.1 Strategic planning
12. IT and Communication: 12.2 Library, information and knowledge technologies
Course Presenter: Martin White
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.
Costs (including lunch and refreshments): UKeiG members £200 + VAT at the current rate; others £245 + VAT at the current rate
Find out more and book online:
http://tinyurl.com/pzstwew
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/trainingevent/digital-workplaces-vision-and-reality-martin-white
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