opportunities identified in the Regional Competitiveness Agenda reports developed by Forfã¡s for each NUTS III region
The Regional Authority, would welcome the opportunity, and is available, to meet with you to further discuss its submission and, in particular, the role that the regional
opportunities. The project, which will deliver short †hands on†courses in core computer science for pupils aged 14-15
opportunities for youth, while helping Europe to reap the benefits of the booming digital economy, †Microsoft†s senior director
explaining that the opportunities in ICT are attractive, go beyond one sector and include jobs within for example the music
exciting job opportunities the industry is providing, especially since fewer people study computer science While the industry still has an
or when new opportunities and threats indicate a need for reinvention (Johnson et al. HBR 2008
boundaries, and growth opportunities. This approach espouses the totality of how a firm selects its customers,
opportunities, enterprises and other institutions are forced to reexamine workflow and develop new methods for information system design
i e. employees must be shown opportunities and threats in a convincing manner and particularly the EU would achieve it aware of the need for
improve income sources and also the opportunities for more investment in the field, as we have found
of these opportunities. Given the importance of the public sector to social innovation, and of social
and opportunities for social innovations in future DEFINING MEASURING DEVELOPING AND OVERCOMING FINANCING DIGITAL â
 Networking opportunities/events  Information and brokerage support  Knowledge transfer programmes  Learning forums and insight
 Networking opportunities/events  Information and brokerage support  Knowledge transfer programmes  Learning forums and insight
low-threshold opportunities to improve social innovators†situations. One of the most pressing needs, peer-to-peer exchange of experiences,
) Report on the feasibility and opportunities of using various instruments for capitalising social innovators •Glã¤nzel G, Schmitz B, Mildenberger G
and new opportunities through the use of different combinations of online platforms, and the configuration of online communities and
market opportunities to set up and grow a social enterprise (although we also know that the people
requires both emergence of opportunity and deliberate agency, and a connection between the two. The capacity of any society to create a
opportunities that SME can seize from its environment 2. 1. Internal factors bearing impact on innovation
4. We target customers where we have an opportunity for competitive advantage Inter-functional coordination index
Opportunity Discovery mini-conference at the Olin School of Business, Washington University in St louis for helpful
development of sustainable knowledge societies, identifying potential threats to, and opportunities for, their implementation. Indeed, one of the crosscutting themes in UNESCO€ s Medium Term
challenges and opportunities of Digital Society are needed. Incremental changes to existing architectures, which are enhancing the existing Internet,
-rately) or assessed by a metric called Missed Local Opportunities (MLO. It is a meas
new opportunities through forms etc. As another example, a NAT (Network Address Translator) allows an operator to support more
sufficient functionality to meet a specific business opportunity. If each step is the same, this is equivalent to saying that there should be a benefit for earlier adopters
-nents, the opportunities of sharing and collaboration cannot be leveraged. The chapter â€oeengineering Secure Future Internet Services†by W. Joosen et al. makes a point for
the Future Internet opportunities today While engineering and validation approaches provide a framework for the secure
exciting opportunities in sensitive scenarios of both the business and societal worlds Volkmar Lotz and Frances Cleary
In this paper we analyze the need and the opportunity for establishing a discipline for engineering secure Future Internet Services
We have advocated in this paper the need and the opportunity for ï rmly es -tablishing a discipline for engineering secure Future Internet Services, typically
However, the new opportunities opened by the Ios will only materialize if concepts, techniques and tools are provided to ensure secu
emergence of new business opportunities and business models will fail on this 212 R. Glott et al
Looking at the opportunity beyond the obstacle Forrester research (October 2010 18. Rajan, S. S.:Cloudsourcing vs outsourcing (2010), http://cloudcomputing
initiatives, in order to provide more potential options and/or opportunities for the market players involved. Europe remains an international force in advanced informa
-tures†offer the opportunity to boost European competitiveness in emerging technolo -gies and systems, and will make it possible to measure,
First Report on Business Opportunities (2009 29. Miller, B.:The autonomic computing edge: Can you CHOP UP autonomic computing
-ate the suitability, the detection of opportunities for ON establishment with respect to total nodes and potential radio paths should be taken into consideration as main in
In order to address the aforementioned challenges and opportunities, the pro -posed architecture introduces the three basic concepts featured by the future
opportunities for all the diï €erent actors addressing challenge#6: infrastructure providers, infrastructure operators and application providers cooperate in a busi
economy has highlighted key challenges and opportunities in IT-supported service provisioning. With more companies incorporating cloud based IT services as part of
opportunity for the agile and efficient co-creation of new service offerings and sig -nificant competitive advantages to all
such a system can bring breakthrough opportunities in various domains such as com -munication industry, education, culture and entertainment
opportunities provided by Future Internet technologies in various business and socie -tal sectors and how these opportunities could be realized through open innovation
models One of the key developments is towards smart enterprises and collaborative enter -prise networks.
real-life settings opens up a promising opportunity to enrich the experimentally-driven research approach as currently adopted in the future Internet community
-ments and opportunities mentioned. The first chapter â€oefuture Internet Enterprise Sys -tems: a Flexible Architectural Approach for Innovation†discusses how emerging
the opportunities of services enabled by the Future Internet for smart cities, there is a need to clarify the way how living lab innovation methods, user communities and Fu
-vation environments for exploiting the opportunities provided by Future Internet technologies. Three perspectives are addressed in this paper
-Private-People-Partnership) ecosystems providing opportunities to citizens and busi -nesses to co-create, explore, experiment and validate innovative scenarios based on
-ploit the opportunities of the Future Internet and of Living Lab-innovation ecosys -tems. How methodologies of Future Internet experimentation and Living Labs could
In order to explore the opportunities and interfaces, we will now take a further look at Living Labs. The Web 2. 0 era has pushed cities to consider the Internet,
Such infrastructure also creates many opportunities for innovative services such as green services, mobility services, wellbeing services,
provides opportunities to users/citizens to co-create innovative scenarios based on technology platforms such as Future Internet technology environments involving
resource sharing opportunities. Initial examples of resource sharing appear in making user communities available for joint use with Future Internet facilities (e g. the TEFIS
New opportunities require new business models. Forrester for Ventor Strategy Professionals (2010 15. European commission, DG INFSO:
number of future Smart City services will never have an opportunity to be con -ceived due to the lack of the required links to the real world
opportunities and sustainably increase ICT research and innovation capability with specific objective to make urban cities/areas"smarter".
This will be very useful to open new business opportunities and, at least and not less important, provide the means to guarantee its day by day
New Opportunities Require New Busi -ness Models, 2 november 2010. Forrester research (2010 10. EC FI-PPP:
of benefits, including the opportunity to socialize with other individuals who have similar interests and collaborate on content consumption.
environment and individuals have the opportunity to join online communities to share experiences and explore content simultaneously.
perception of future market opportunities Consistency between two major elements is decisive for a successful completion of the SMES innovation process.
business because they provide an opportunity to succeed relatively much The Impact of Innovation in Romanian Small and Medium-Sized
exploitation of opportunities offered by electronic commerce and service sectors And last but not least SMES integrated supply chains of large
apt to understand challenges and opportunities that face the firm (Zahra 2005 Spriggs et al. 2012) found an overall link between a family firms'innovativeness and
-velopment is based on new products/services, opportunity recognition, process/practice development, and creativity in accomplishing goals
-ploitation of opportunities (Kaya and Patton 2011 Knowledge in a firm has been classified broadly as firm-specific or general (Helfat
and exploiting new and emerging opportunities There appears to be a relationship between knowledge and innovation, with research
acquired knowledge as well as develop new opportunities. Alavi and Leidner (2001) de -scribed this process as creating,
and exploiting new opportunities Price et al. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2013,2: 14 Page 10 of 20
family or entrepreneur/team possess only their initial ideas about the opportunity Through a variety of activities, including searches of networks (Dubini and Aldrich
aids in revealing the overall potential of the opportunity and provides the basis for a
Future research opportunities may exist to understand the role of innovation at varying points in time during the evolution of family firms.
-ledge, as well as to develop new opportunities (Carrillo et al. 2004; Quintas et al. 1997 Personal/mail survey
-ward thinking and exhibit opportunity recognition and exploitation skills, three items that measured the willingness of firms to take on new opportunities and also their
willingness to adjust their business as necessary in order to exploit them. The pro -active nature of firms to utilize opportunities was measured by action and decision
-making shown in uncertain situations Innovation throughout an organization was examined also with regard to general business practices,
planning and technological opportunities to performance. Journal of Management Studies, 45, 26†50 Edelman, LF, Brush, CG,
Perception, opportunity, and profit. Chicago: University of Chicago Press Kish, L. 1994. Multipopulation survey designs.
Prior knowledge and the discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities. Organization Science, 11, 448†469 Sharma, P. 2004.
opportunities for corruption by reducing the distance between policy-makers and the civil society Importantly, reforms are not generalizable
Jaffe, A. 1986) Technological Opportunity and Spillovers of R&d: Evidence from Firms'Patents, Profits and Market value, American Economic Review, 76 (5): 984-1001
opportunities, and take the lead in partner selection and the overall management of the OI
opportunities (stock liquidations), purchases a given number of cars at an advantageous price and finally sells these cars
owner/manager, his/her proactivity in terms of seeking OI opportunities and forging trustful OI relations, and his/her leadership with respect to managing the OI network
provides an opportunity for universities to be engaged constructively, together with other stakeholders including the private sector, in identifying areas of potential specialisation in regions and Member States
and regional authorities have a unique opportunity to form close partnerships that, together with industry and other stakeholders, can maximise the use of EU Structural
•the need for Smart Specialisation to build on the specific profile and opportunities of European regions
•creation of opportunities for the alignment of university research portfolios to RIS3 priorities, including
•development of appropriate instruments for synergy opportunities in competitive/structural funding with respect to: R&d capacity-building in infrastructure but also crucially in human resources and multi
•to better understand the opportunities, challenges and obstacles for regions to form collaborative partnerships in research and innovation with universities in the future programming period of EU
The discussions revolved around the potential opportunities, challenges and obstacles for cooperation. The workshop was highly interactive,
authorities and agencies of their respective roles, contributions, opportunities and constraints are required University culture of merit, assessment and evaluation needs to recognise more the value of collaborative
Several examples demonstrated the challenges and opportunities of the use of these funds. For the
and better understand business opportunities b) Universities†potential contribution to regional goals Regional policy debates have a tendency to adopt a conventional approach of viewing a university†s role
c) Smart Specialisation as a new opportunity for collaboration between universities and regions The new emphasis on innovation strategies for Smart Specialisation in the EU provides a great opportunity
for many universities to engage with regional development issues that, for a number of institutional
The opportunities for regional cooperation vary across the countries, depending on specific national contexts, but also geographic and institutional factors.
universities can play a role in analysing the regional needs and opportunities from an independent
formation process provides a window of opportunity to better align university and regional priorities In this context, the main challenges for universities are
It is important to note that in the less-developed regions universities have fewer opportunities to engage
procedures can hamper adjustments being made to meet changing opportunities and circumstances Minho University, Portugal Minho University pointed out that the EU Structural and Social Funds have been managed largely centrally
their processes to be oriented future to respond to growth opportunities through the exploitation of new
opportunities to communicate and collaborate with others and develop skills in these areas. Digital technologies allow young people to develop networks spanning
and communities will grab the opportunities for empowerment afforded to them -including those opened by digital technology.
of opportunities for Europeans and contributed to improved living conditions for all. Through the Lisbon Strategy, the European union has helped to
opportunities, access and solidarity in 21st century Europe and the Political guidelines for the next Commissioni
housing and education) and opportunities for learning and employment 8 •Public sector Innovation †growing social needs, together with
opportunities that societal challenges present This call to focus innovation and R&d policy on the Grand Challenges has
opportunities, infrastructures, competencies and incentives. Innovation policy to reinvent a new Europe in the future will involve many actors.
opportunities and that social and environmental challenges †such as climate change, the supply of clean water,
opportunities. †Corporate social innovation†may be an important new business area for private companies and a core driver of innovationâ€.
budgetary constraints †also provide an opportunity for the business sector However, the authors recognize that private sector involvement in the public
challenges also represent significant business opportunities Challenges are also opportunities In 2006, the Independent Expert Group on R&d and Innovation, chaired by
Esko Aho, published its landmark report, Creating an Innovative Europe. The group argued that the lack of innovation-friendly markets in Europe was the
initiative shows that challenges are also opportunities Clearly, health, long term care and green products and services are significant
21st century-the opportunities for social innovation greatly increase. Some ideas can be copied from other societies that have moved faster †for example
risk on providers, causing some organisations to reject opportunities to deliver services; too often contracts set unrealistic prices
business opportunities, and engagement in social issues as a source of new ideas, reputation and recruitment.
By providing opportunities for the community as a whole, the Koispe has played a critical role in supporting social exclusion and
providing opportunities in accordance with current public need Commanding attention †complaints choirs, Finland Complaints Choirs-where people come together,
assistance, and the opportunity to study, learn a trade, change their lives, and regain their status as full members of society.
opportunity. The remit of the fund is quite narrow. It focuses on nonprofits and as such overlooks the state, the market and informal networks and
innovation will have the opportunity to work together, learn from each other and develop new joint enterprises in a highly innovative environment
first †Social Innovation Laboratoryâ€, providing the opportunity for those based in the park to work together to generate new social enterprises that will be
These challenges are also potent business opportunities for European SMES provided that policy implementations consider
governmental decision-making and create opportunities for shifting †power from professional sources of authoritative knowledge to new kinds of
opportunities to deliver services; too often contracts set unrealistic prices which prevent full cost recovery;
Access to tender opportunities can also pose problems including difficulties in getting on to preferred supplier lists;
risk on providers, causing some organisations to reject opportunities to deliver services; too often contracts set unrealistic prices
transform and open up opportunities for innovation -Reporting at regular intervals on the overall success of the
2013, specifically focussed on the opportunities for social innovation in the field of ageing. We suggest more programmes which tackle these priority
and grasp new opportunities. Social innovation, in addition to traditional business and technology innovation provides this opportunity.
Europe must start innovating for social return, not just for return on investments and all sectors of the economy should be
services), for new business opportunities. The concept of social innovation should therefore also include Corporate Social Innovation. 3
These challenges are also potent business opportunities for European SMES provided that policy implementations consider
Towns and cities would have the opportunity to bid each year †those who demonstrate inclusive programmes to tackle social
opportunities, access and solidarity in 21st century Europe, Available at http://eurlex. europa. eu/Lexuriserv/Lexuriserv. do?
lxi Robin Murray (2009) Danger and Opportunity: Crisis and the new Social Economy, Provocation 09, London:
†option use†(having the opportunity to do something †bequest use (leaving something for the future),
advanced position with regard to the new business opportunities which are arising OTHER RELATED PLANS 19 X
local area, identifying empty spaces and opportunities for reuse. In Croatia, for example, Platforma 9. 18 mapped out
It is an opportunity for the walkers and villagers to share and reflect on innovative practice.
as resources, assets and opportunities for social innovation Assets can be reclaimed and reused and, in the process, environments
have the opportunity to collaborate, share and learn with each other Examples include NESTA€ s Big Green Challenge and the various X-Prizes
140) Open events to provide an opportunity for organisations to engage a wide variety of people in the work of the organization.
opportunity to do something; †bequest use (leaving something for the future); ) and †existence use†(satisfaction that things exist even if you
Tracking the intersects and opportunities of economic, social and environmental value creation. †Available at:
The Opportunity, 2050 Roadmap. †Discussion Paper. London: Department of energy and Climate Change 3. Allen, R. and Stern, V. Eds)( 2007) †Justice Reinvestment †A New Approach to Crime and
1. Murray, R. 2009) †Danger and Opportunity: Crisis and the new Social Economy. †Provocation
opportunity to design and develop innovative approaches to policy. Its 1 SUPPORT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 149
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Volunteermatch which help people find volunteering opportunities in their local area 418) Donor platforms, such as Globalgiving, Altruistiq Exchange, Network
opportunities: for growing brand equity (through association with well known charities or social enterprises; attracting talent (particularly younger
health and business opportunities for those on low income in the country 453) Market commitments such as Cadbury†s commitment to buy only
Capital Opportunities for Social and Environmental Impact. †Geneva: World Economic Forum 3. For more information see:
emergence of such †opportunity gaps†is a widespread phenomenon. The study, reflection and policy
4. Biggeri, M. & Ferrannini, A. 2014) Opportunity Gap Analysis: Procedures and Methods for Applying the Capability
missing important economic opportunities E-business Fourth phase: e-business (from 1999) Internet technology has gone far beyond a
The e-business opportunities are taken mainly by large organizations, whilst the single small organization faces with well-known barriers:
associations for exploiting the market opportunities, combine their products and services, could jointly produce and offer new services and products.
which maximize the opportunities of success and selfsutainability of the ecosystems, should be identified From an initial analysis several models seems the most suitable for the implementation
for Europe to quickly exploit the new opportunities of the economy and in particular the Internet.
and to give everyone the opportunity to participate in the global information society. eeurope 2005
practical, shorter-term oriented opportunities of the vocational training institutions to the more complex, long-term programmes of the university (Ranga et al. 2008
transfer offices in order to identify market opportunities and partners. Other times, an alliance with local city and regional governments may pave the way to funding an
business opportunities within ICT that is unique in Sweden 14 14 Selected from †A History of Kista Science City†at
challenges and opportunities. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 20,697-716 Rodrigues, C.,Melo, A. 2010.
Nieto, M. and Quevedo, P. 2005), â€oeabsorptive capacity, technological opportunity, knowledge spillovers, and innovative effortâ€, Technovation, Vol. 25 No. 10, pp. 1141-57
Commerce contributes significantly to social inclusion by bringing opportunities to those with limited qualifications who often find it difficult to find employment.
competitiveness and develop new opportunities, we need both the EU and the Member States to apply an impact test for commerce when considering measures, especially on
commercial opportunities Trade policy must enhance competitiveness as part of the global market, which is increasingly characterised by global value chains.
Sustainability is not only a necessity for responsible decision-makers but also an opportunity for green growth and jobs.
related opportunities As for the review objective, it is yet challenging to find a unified survey of
their managerial challenges and opportunities. The trends have been selected also on the basis of focus groups
-ured or adapted to the new digital opportunities and constraints emerging from social networks paradigms, such as, e g.,
1. 1. 2 Management Challenges and Opportunities...9 1. 2 Case studies...15 1. 3 Summary...
2. 2 Strategic and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities...26 2. 2. 1 Challenges Accompanying Cloud computing...
5. 2. 1 Advantages and Opportunities of IT Consumerization...91 5. 2. 2 Challenges and Risks of the
8. 2 Opportunities and Challenges Related to Digital Governance...147 8. 3 Digital Governance Mechanisms...
the Chapter aims at investigating management challenges and opportunities identifying the main phases and actions of a Big data lifecycle.
identify potential threats or opportunities related to human resources, customers competitors, etc As a consequence, we believe that the distinction between DDSS and Big data
As for public sector, Big data represent an opportunity, on the one hand, e g for improving fraud detection as tax evasion control through the integration of a
believe that management challenges and opportunities of Big data need for further discussion and analyses, the state of the art currently privileging their technical
1. 1. 2 Management Challenges and Opportunities In the Sect. 1. 1. 1 we have provided a set of drivers and characteristics actually
Furthermore, companies aiming to exploit the opportunities offered by Big data have to connect business agility to information value (axes in Fig. 1. 4), through
among the main impediments to a full exploitation of Big data opportunities to business value. However, managers considered as a priority or mandatory premise
which aim to exploit the opportunities of Big data for business performance and value Decisions Actions
opportunities, effectively engaging customers, employees and other relevant stakeholders Leadership Management Organization Investments in human resources with a
opportunity by 2030, using a conservative 1%savings in five sectors that buy its machinery (aviation, power, healthcare, rail,
-agement challenges and opportunities, identifying the main phases and actions of a Big data lifecycle. As for these issues, the Chapter has pointed out the relevance
opportunities. In: Proceedings of extending database technology (EDBT), ACM. March 22†24, Sweden, pp 530†533
and Opportunities The decision of whether to implement the cloud computing project by the orga -nization itself or to outsource it to a third party depends on the abilities and
2. 2 Strategic and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities 27 5. Traffic management and analysis. The importance of the analysis of the data
4. It gives the opportunity for the employees from different departments to develop their experiences about cloud computing support and management
Also, it gives them the opportunity to explore the interaction with this new technology 5. Finally, sales and marketing staff will have the chance to participate more
2. 2 Strategic and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities 29 A. Architectural and Technological Aspects, and includes the following points
2. 2 Strategic and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities 31 •agreements on security related issues
2. 2 Strategic and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities 33 Considering the Community Cloud model, the cloud computing environment is
Careful analysis of the benefits, opportunities and risks are very important in the transformation to the cloud computing
challenges, and opportunities 3. 2 Mobile Services Drivers and Challenges Mobility is currently one the main characteristics of today digital information
opportunities for information systems scholars. Inf Syst Res 17: 327†331 5. Antoniou G, van Harmelen F (2008) A semantic web primer, 2nd edn.
These new opportunities are rewriting the marketing strategies and forcing companies to constantly identifying new business models,
thus, opening new opportunities in terms of market monitoring. Furthermore, the increase and the unprecedented growth of
elements such as potential threats, business opportunities, etc. adding, therefore information about the competitive landscape Consider now, for example, the Cintas Corporation case study,
opportunities, likewise. The scope of investigation is therefore very broad and the opportunities can rise up in different business areas,
probably not yet explored POINT OF ATTENTION: Social listening and marketing intelligence empower strategic planning for companies working in complex and varie
potential strategic opportunities 4. 6 Case studies 83 According to 39, trying to make this process as efficient as possible, Cintas
strategic opportunities identified during the monitoring process. With a marketing intelligence tool, the strategic plan team has been able to structure the strategy on
diffusion opened new opportunities also in terms of benchmarking, enhancing collaborative relationships, creating new spaces for knowledge and information
Social media provide new opportunities for benchmarking activities, on the one hand, enhancing collaborative rela -tionships among employees, creating new spaces for knowledge and infor
opportunity to improve best practice around systems management. Instead of IT being seen as a roadblock on how users want to work,
5. 2. 1 Advantages and Opportunities of IT Consumerization The continuous trend of IT consumerization at organizations promises with many
opportunities and advantages that would help companies to achieve the required objectives. The possible opportunities show the various areas of the organization
where benefits can be implemented by a proper introduction and utilization of IT consumerization. These opportunities were studied
and presented by 6 and the 7 and they are as follows •Financial opportunities: consumerization of IT can result in saving time and
money by increasing productivity, reducing spending and increasing user/cus -tomer satisfaction. Employees can be more productive due to permanent access
benefits 8. Organizations that see IT consumerization as an opportunity to create a comprehensive strategy
-isations should try to seize this opportunity in order to increase motivation of staff, support them in becoming more literate in current technologies and use
•Operational opportunities: urgent issues can be better coordinated and resolved through the increased availability of staff that can be accomplished by having
•Data Management opportunities: successful implementation of the IT consu -merization requires strong architecture that could result in better data man
Companies have to rethink their strategies to seize the opportunities associated with the consumerization of the IT devices rather than facing the consequences of
consumerization in order to see it as an opportunity rather than a problem. One example is provided by 13 in
This is an ideal opportunity to define all the components of the BYOD program 14 2. To update security model:
Examples of new opportunities enabled by tablets include making an immediate competitive analysis between businesses
Tablets can provide local retailers with the opportunity to compete effectively with online stores. The types of devices that are used for retail applications vary
devices, which provide an opportunity to reduce costs 16 5. 4 Business Scenarios for IT Consumerization 101
online or virtual world and opportunities. This situation can be demonstrated better by examining the fact that one-in-six United states (US) couples who got married
offices, starting to act in ways that allow them to seize the opportunities coming with them rather than blocking their usage at work environments
that IT has an opportunity and a responsibility to evolve its role and culture to one
opportunities associated with this trend. Many issues that are related to the busi -ness, technology, and user support have to be considered thoroughly in order not to
top risks and opportunities responding to the evolving threat environment. ENISA, Heraklion, pp 1†18
experiences about technical opportunities and limitations. Examples of the col -laboration systems include desktop and video conferencing systems, collaborative
of examples of COC reveals that there are many opportunities associated with this term. For example, businesses could implement cross-organizational knowledge
digital collaboration tools has opened the opportunity to solve problems such as •sharing large digital files among team members that are located in different
relationships and create more collaboration opportunities among institutions 10 The key concepts behind this idea are the communities of practice, the community
which give the opportunity for large group discussions Despite its benefits for the organization, electronic messaging systems cannot
It provides the opportunity for the appropriate people to contribute, allowing the group to focus on the creative ideas
opportunities, boost productivity, and drive innovation that makes them more competitive and successful The term social software is general
which provides opportunities to judge the relevance of search results, transcribing podcasts, finding contact information or labeling data to prepare it for the use in
by taking a look at the opportunities and challenges in this field. Furthermore, the Chapter provides examples of digital governance models that have arisen from the
8. 2 Opportunities and Challenges Related to Digital Governance Digital governance is different from IT management and IT controls.
may provide opportunities and benefits in terms of strategic value and return on investments that the above perceived drawbacks may prevent a company to obtain
8. 2 Opportunities and Challenges Related to Digital Governance 149 T ab le 8 2 S
opportunities, to face its challenges and to understand the mechanisms of the digital governance. To this end, this Chapter has provided an IT governance
challenges and opportunities. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
completely new strategic challenges and opportunities such as the possibility of establishing a direct relationship with customers bypassing other actors in the
meeting and exchange opportunities between companies and customers. Web servers can monitor and record the navigation of millions of users and produce in
Companies are called to deal with the Internet and the opportunities of electronic commerce, but, to be able to acquire the benefits,
the market the results of this innovation process, opening up the opportunity to intercept unmet or unexpressed needs 3. However,
development) into outputs (new products and opportunities), and this process takes place entirely inside the company.
In fact, many opportunities, even promising ones, are lost because they require external technologies, but not all companies have the resources
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