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eHampshire Conference 2008
The 3 Screen World
21 May 2008, Winchester
Guildhall
 The
2008 eHampshire conference will take an
in-depth look at why location is becoming
irrelevant and productivity is soaring
as the technologies of your laptop, PDA
and mobile phone are combining to become
what is known as the 3 Screen World (3SW).
Real life examples of how the 3SW (3
Screen World) is making life easier for
all of us.
Paying for parking with your
phone
Winchester City Council is trialling a
new cash free way of paying for parking
in 6 of the city's car parks, the new
system is both cheaper to administer and
offers greater convenience to drivers.
Working smarter and greener
Winchester City Council is using specially
adapted IT systems to provide staff with
greater flexibility in their roles, by
reducing dependence on car travel and
paper use it is hoped this will dramatically
reduce the environmental impact and allow
staff to spend more time with the public.
Nomads
at Last
AT THE Nomad Café, Tia Katrina
Canlas, a law student at the nearby university,
places her double Americano next to her
mobile phone and iPod, opens her MacBook
laptop computer and logs on to the café's
wireless internet connection to study
for her class. She is a regular here but
doesn't usually bring cash, so her credit-card
statement reads “Nomad, Nomad, Nomad,
Nomad”. That says it all, she thinks.
Permanently connected, she communicates
by text, photo, video or voice throughout
the day with her friends and family, and
does her "work stuff" at the
same time. She roams around town, but
often alights at oases that cater to nomads.
(click the title to read the full article)
The Economist
Do
you still need an office?
THREE years ago Pip Coburn left his job
in order to start his own investment consultancy.
At his first staff meeting, in a café,
he and his five colleagues drew up their
to-do list. The most urgent item, everybody
agreed, was to get BlackBerries. Then
they needed to start contacting clients.
And at some point they should probably
find some office space, ideally in the
chic area of town.
Within three days they had their BlackBerries
and were pitching their offerings to fund
managers. That went well and kept everybody
busy. All six were roaming around the
city and country, working from wherever
they pleased and meeting clients either
virtually—via e-mail, phone or instant
messaging—or physically wherever
the clients preferred. “No client
ever even asked me whether we had an office,”
says Mr Coburn, “so the office space
never rose to the top of the agenda.”
(click the title to read the full article)
The Economist
Entrepreneurs, Retailers and
Small Businesses:
- Why it's easier to start a small
business
- How 3SW is helping women back to work
- How 3SW increases productivity
- Opportunities for local food producers
- Opportunities for independent retailers
Local Government:
- Improving delivery of local government
services
- Reducing administration costs
- Improving productivity
- Increasing front line staff time with
the public
Who should attend the conference?
- small and medium sized businesses
- independent retailers and local food
producers
- public sector managers
- chief executives and senior managers
- human resources and change programme
managers
- the voluntary sector
- IT professionals and project managers
For more information see: www.ehampshire.org
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