Archive for March, 2007

Online replacement for Office?

illustrationThe ICTHub Knowledgebase have just published a couple of great articles dealing with the potential of online tools to replace a traditional office suite. This sort of experiment is so useful for organisations that are considering working more collaboratively but haven’t got the confidence to experiment themselves.

I’d love to see whatever comes out of the ICT strategy take on this sort of role for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.

Links to the articles are available on the resources section of this site.

developing an ICT strategy

For those of you who may be new to the ICT strategy, this page gives a very brief overview of where the consortium is coming from, where we are going and most importantly what you can do to help us.

Read about the background to the ICT strategy

Register for the ICT Strategy seminar on 17 April 2007

The consultation seminar on 17 April 2007 at NICVA is your chance to discuss the ICT strategy with representatives from organisations all over Northern Ireland.

Continue reading ‘Register for the ICT Strategy seminar on 17 April 2007′

survey results

ICT Survey 2006 Almost 200 organisations responded to our survey giving us an excellent picture of ICT usage in the sector in Northern Ireland.

Surveys findings
The findings from the survey include:

  • Organisations believe that there is a pressing need for impartial advice on ICT within the sector
  • There is an ad-hoc approach to ICT training
  • Organisations are relying on companies with a vested interest in certain products to provide ICT support
  • Organisations are not using resources on strategic projects outside the normal maintenance of ICT systems
  • Organisations experience a lack of consistency from funders in relation to ICT spending
  • Less than one in six of small organisations have a specific ICT budget
  • Organisations have made the effort to get online, however, they are not fully utilising the potential benefits this can bring

Download the report on the ICT Survey 2006. or read it online on the main blog



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