it as enabler of innovation
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Macro / Meso-economic analysis Netherlands versus IrelandTRANSCRIPT
IT as enabler of innovation
Agenda
• Main subject
• Research question
• Background information
• Our approach
• The sub-questions
• The results
• Conclusions
Main subject
Macro / Meso-economic analysis Netherlands versus Ireland
Research Question
How can Dutch companies improve their use of IT as enabler of
innovation?
Background information
• Lectures• Video of Finland and innovation• Reading of the book:
– Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, Melissa A. Schilling
Our approach
• What is important for our research?– Study trip
• Which company to visit– Reach– Vodafone
• What part of the university to visit– NovaUCD– The part where IT or some form of ICT is used. Like a
knowledge system, intranet, hotspots
• What part of the government to visit– The government in total.
Where does IT take its place in this area?
Our approach ext 1.
– Internet– Book:Strategic Management of Technological
Innovation
The sub-questions
1. Are universities driven by innovation and what is the function of IT in this?
2. Do country education systems have different cultures and what is the influence of that?
3. Where do we see effective innovation? And why is it working well there?
4. What’s the role of IT in companies? Is it even connected to innovation?
Results
• NovaUCD is stimulating innovative thinking. Close relationship with UCD.
• IT gives student the opportunity to get information quickly by internet or intranet.
Wi-fi and knowledge system helps with this.
• In Ireland innovation is one of the top priorities in the
educational system. In The Netherlands we want it to be, but it is not.
Results ext 1.
• Especially NovaUCD is one of the great examples of effective innovation. This is because of the tight relationship between university (the knowledge) and the company. Also Reach is a good example of IT as enabler of innovation.
• IT is making his way in companies very quickly. Still there is a lot of work to be done. IT is evolving and so companies must be ready to take further steps.
Conclusions
• IT is an enabler of innovation• Dutch companies versus Irish companies, the Irish are in
the lead with being innovative. • How Dutch companies can use IT:
– Improve their knowledge system• Better databases, more user friendly, wikipedia
– Improve communication internal and external• Wi-fi connection, wikipedia, intranet
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Innovation and ICT - Comparing Ireland with The Netherlands
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