Social Media in the Corporate EnvironmentSocial Networks and Social Media have seen a huge growth over the past years. Proof of this growth was the announcement on March 17th 2010 that Facebook surpassed Google as the most visited web site in the US for a sustainable period of time. Companies need to be increasingly aware that their customers, partners and employees have online social network profiles and share their experiences over blogs, twitters and other social media. During this FITCE.be evening seminar we will look at the opportunities and threats of these new media for enterprises.
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Social Media in the Corporate Environment
Social Networks and Social Media have seen a huge growth over the past years. Proof of this growth was the announcement on March 17th 2010 that Facebook surpassed Google as the most visited web site in the US for a sustainable period of time. Companies need to be increasingly aware that their customers, partners and employees have online social network profiles and share their experiences over blogs, twitters and other social media. During this FITCE.be evening seminar we will look at the opportunities and threats of these new media for enterprises.
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The Belgian presentations at the FITCE congress in Athens are repeated for a Belgian audience in two sessions.
On October 5, 2006, we focus on e-Inclusion with an evening session with two reputed speakers, Dr. Paul Timmers, Head of Unit European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, and Mr. Jan Deprest, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FEDICT. The presentations are available: 'From digital divide to digital opportunity' and 'Belgian e-government: e-society'
FITCE’s 45th European Telecommunications Congress in Athens with as motto 'Telecom Wars: the Return of the Profit'. FITCE congresses generally cover broad areas of interest to telecommunication professionals. Attractive social/cultural events are an important contribution to networking, one of FITCE's main missions. Visit www.fitce2006.gr for more information.
FITCE Belgium participates in the event ICT2day by having a booth in the demo zone. Our president, José Van Ooteghem chairs the morning part of the programme of lectures 'ICT Trends & Technologies'.
FITCE Belgium's new initiative 'FITCE.BE Young ICT Personality of the Year' has been a resounding success. FITCE Belgium launched this initiative to stimulate young ICT professionals to present themselves, their ideas and views, and to introduce innovative thinking on a prescribed theme from the world of telecommunications. The candidates could use the opportunity to challenge established ideas, explore change or demonstrate their knowledge. This initiative took the form of a contest .
Evening lecture on Innovation Management. Mr. Thierry Van Landegem, CTO of Alcatel Bell, addresses the success factors that drive Alcatel's innovation engine. Alcatel is a corporation which spent 11% of its 2005 turnover on R&D, illustrating the importance of R&D in the Alcatel strategy.
General Assembly and New-Year reception/dinner in Leuven.
In cooperation with FITCE Belgium, Beltug organises a Workshop Regulations.
A series of four lunch sessions is devoted to RFID, Radio Frequency Identification. Professor dr. ir. Leo Van Biesen of the VUB will produce a synthesis of the four sessions.
Presentation of the Belgian contributions to the FITCE congress in Vienna.