The Role of Technology in The Role of Technology in Network BuildingNetwork Building

Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Ten forces that flattened the world

The global platform of the world! 1 2 3 4

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A “Triple Reset” in the areas of:1. Economic2. Social3. Political

SocialThe way government services are consumed is changing:

Citizen skills, habits and expectations are very differentA mobile society – Displaced people, overseas citizens and some always connectedSocieties’ need to learn and relearn is more frequent

Less about where you are born; more what you know during your entire lifetime

Screens everywhere, starting with mobilesIncreased Tech based Social Networking

EconomicBanking CrisisGlobal Competition

More countries playing in the world economy than what was predicted 2 years ago (e.g. not only China/India in Asia)

Green Agenda

PoliticalNew ways of connecting with citizensNew ways of providing feedback/criticizingHarder to determine “the truth”

Societies and entities that fail to adopt will go through great upheaval and dislocationThe new promise of collaboration is to harness human skill more efficiently and effectively We will need to be conscious of the new business models, the impact on our funding recipients, and the opportunities and challenges they face

Within R &D

Our People

Groups for Problem Solving

Learning Circles( Role, Issue , People based)

Peer Communities Worldwide(Role Based)

Calendaring

Presence and OFF status

Instant Messaging

Communicator

Simplified creation of private email groups, Sharepoint sites,

Live Meetings

Linking up with FB, Twitter

Understand the “person”

NOT

CultureTimingCausePassionLeadership