We are thrilled. We are ready. And, we are excited to find our next Global Innovation Venture Partner (GIVP). Yes, it is time to announce the launch of GIVP programme for 2012! In an effort to identify companies that create outstanding products and solutions, I take this opportunity to invite companies to participate in GIVP… Continue
Why light the sky at night, when lights can be dimmed? Why perform onsite inspections of street lights, bridges, locks, poles and road signs when they can be monitored from anywhere? Let us have a look at the environmental footprint of public lighting. Public lighting accounts for 30% of the energy used in public spaces…. Continue
I asked my colleague Rajesh Nair – who works as Sustainability Evangelist in Bangalore to post this piece below: Having been an entrepreneur, and now working on innovations as part of my current job, has its own pitfalls. Innumerable ideas find their way into and out of your thoughts. Makes you think you should pull… Continue
As governments across countries grapple to understand the grand shifts taking place, the voice of a new generation bolstered by technology is redefining democracy. Fundamental to this shift is the power of the Internet and mobile telephony. Five hundred years back, it was the Gutenberg’s press which turned Europe up-side down. It was power of… Continue
Thinking about automation in business we picture robots in factories, right? But this is only a small part of the story and the opportunities for business to automate a wide range of activities are astonishing. Which makes me wonder why the level of business automation in Europe is still relatively low? Its maybe because people… Continue
Support, processes, security and budgets are four things CIOs need to balance in their role, to provide their business with the systems and services it needs. But how often do they take a step back and actually think about the end user or even think of themselves as an end user. My gut feel is… Continue
What if Facebook, Google, Amazon etc all started paying you for the personal data you create whilst browsing their sites? Well, this may be a reality sooner than you think. With many organisations making millions from selling targeted advertising using user generated profiles and given that Forrester say that more than $2 billion is spent… Continue
Consumerisation of IT is impacting our business and that of our clients. It feels like a seismic shift. Initiatives like 100% mobility and BYOT – Bring Your Own Technology change the way we experience technology. The development of Enterprise Application Stores (EAS) is a new challenge. Business’s move to providing their software applications in a… Continue
Forgive me, there is nothing like the passing of a landmark birthday for the excuse for a bit of reminiscing. I got to thinking about what I thought the future held way back when I joined Logica. I have fond memories of a project for France Telecom which considered the application of machine translation over… Continue
Last weekend I watched my friend’s 2-year-old son swipe through her iPhone to find his favourite video clip. I realised then just how much the future of business applications will need to change in order to keep the future generation of iBabies engaged. Game dynamics have long been used to build loyalty in brands and… Continue