Future cities green economy foresight - building the future
Russia iLikeGreen project Eco and Clean Technology future planing
Design future cities business prototypes
IBM Collaborative Innovation Platform - ThinkPlaceKapil Gupta
Ā
Describes the background and progress of IBM's Corporate Innovation program and ThinkPlace platform, for which I led Technical Strategy and product roadmap. Deck contains Information and background shared with customers and analysts circa 4Q 2008. (so obviously very out of date now - but a good representation of our thoughts etc at that point in time)
Lucy Nelson provides an overview of her experience, of adopting Enterprise Architect at UCLan.
Presented at the second JISC Emerging Practices workshop (2012/07/03).
http://emergingpractices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/doing-ea-workshop-2/
The Essential Toolkit for Your: EDRM Renovation Australia 2017Steven Oest
Ā
The Essential Toolkit for Your: EDRM Renovation Australia 2017
A One-Day Hands-On Repair Workshop Module
1st February 2017, Novotel Sydney Central #edrmaus
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/edrm-renovation-australia-2017/
Hear practical hands - on and case study presentations from:
ActewAGL
University of Sydney
NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Johnson and Johnson Medical
Optus
AvePoint
The modern user is technologically savvy. As Records and EDRM professionals ā if we are not giving them the functionality they are used to in their daily life, they will quickly not adopt or adapt.
What can we do as professionals to not only keep up with the technology trends but also embed information governance, effective change management, user updates and get IT on board?
In this renovation day forum, our case study based presentations will help attendees to break down their problems with systems, strategies and demonstrate how to build them back up.
Feedback from the last EDRM Essentials:
Great and vast experience (MIKTYSH)
Very informative with lots of great innovations to think about (RACGP)
Good engagement (Maroondah City Council)
Great collaboration of experiences in IM (RACGP)
Lots of great innovative information (HUNTER TAFE, TAFE NSW)
Variety of speakers and opportunities for networking (Optus Business)
Great workshops driven from these experiences, some great stories provided (SAI Global)
Future cities green economy foresight - building the future
Russia iLikeGreen project Eco and Clean Technology future planing
Design future cities business prototypes
IBM Collaborative Innovation Platform - ThinkPlaceKapil Gupta
Ā
Describes the background and progress of IBM's Corporate Innovation program and ThinkPlace platform, for which I led Technical Strategy and product roadmap. Deck contains Information and background shared with customers and analysts circa 4Q 2008. (so obviously very out of date now - but a good representation of our thoughts etc at that point in time)
Lucy Nelson provides an overview of her experience, of adopting Enterprise Architect at UCLan.
Presented at the second JISC Emerging Practices workshop (2012/07/03).
http://emergingpractices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/doing-ea-workshop-2/
The Essential Toolkit for Your: EDRM Renovation Australia 2017Steven Oest
Ā
The Essential Toolkit for Your: EDRM Renovation Australia 2017
A One-Day Hands-On Repair Workshop Module
1st February 2017, Novotel Sydney Central #edrmaus
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/edrm-renovation-australia-2017/
Hear practical hands - on and case study presentations from:
ActewAGL
University of Sydney
NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Johnson and Johnson Medical
Optus
AvePoint
The modern user is technologically savvy. As Records and EDRM professionals ā if we are not giving them the functionality they are used to in their daily life, they will quickly not adopt or adapt.
What can we do as professionals to not only keep up with the technology trends but also embed information governance, effective change management, user updates and get IT on board?
In this renovation day forum, our case study based presentations will help attendees to break down their problems with systems, strategies and demonstrate how to build them back up.
Feedback from the last EDRM Essentials:
Great and vast experience (MIKTYSH)
Very informative with lots of great innovations to think about (RACGP)
Good engagement (Maroondah City Council)
Great collaboration of experiences in IM (RACGP)
Lots of great innovative information (HUNTER TAFE, TAFE NSW)
Variety of speakers and opportunities for networking (Optus Business)
Great workshops driven from these experiences, some great stories provided (SAI Global)
Whether you are new to learning and performance or a seasoned veteran, this webinar will help you understand the critical success factors in running a successful learning and performance organization, considering both the internal operation of your department and its overall presence in the larger enterprise.
A one-day comprehensive working module to take you from Concept to Implementation from two of the world leaders in knowledge management
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, Melbourne or Thursday, 9 March 2017, Canberra
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/the-wheels-of-knowledge-management/
Implementing Sustainable Digital Preservationneilgrindley
Ā
There has been a lot of investment and activity in digital preservation over the last decade and a lot of it has been supported by grant funded activity and research projects. The ālearn by doingā approach and the prodigious number of beta systems and project reports have all played their part in helping to mature the digital preservation field - and judging by the changing tone of conferences over the years, the community has come a long way. So far - in fact - that a lot of organisations are now at the stage when theory is less important than action. They need to work out the best implementation paths and make procurement choices.
So the economic landscape for digital preservation has shifted and the onus is now on many organisations to look closely at their needs and their objectives and to make investment choices that are sustainable as part of the business needs of their organisation rather than as an adjunct activity that is supported by āsoftā research money. Work being taken forward by the 4C Project is looking at providing resources to support organisations to make sustainable digital preservation investment choices and this webinar will describe some of that work.
But budgets are hard to secure and digital preservation remains a difficult case to argue so collaboration with like-minded organisations and the establishment of shared services should support the arguments and drive down the cost. This is one of the core messages that underpins the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (ANADP) initiative and this will also be described and explained during the webinar.
In the Public Sector, content creation and communication rarely involves large budgets, resources or teams.
The best and most successful case studies of using content for brand awareness and marketing use creativity, innovation and resourcefulness to move around these challenges.
In this one day, case study lead forum, module leaders will have time to delve into how they have solved issues, answer your questions, and address solutions to the key questions.
No Budget ā No Problem!
The Australian Public Sector Strategic Content Creation and Communication Forum
Novotel Canberra, 22nd February 2017
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/content-public-sector/ #contentgov
A unique and innovative one-day forum that brings together case studies from various public sector organisations that have been able to overcome challenges in their organisation and achieved real success
Vendor Neutral(no sales presentations) #contentaus
Hear practical case study presentations from:
Health Education and Training Institute
Kite Communications
RACV
Department of Health and Human Service
La Trobe University (tbc)
ACT Government
NSW Government
In this one day, case study lead forum, module leaders will have time to delve into how they have solved issues, answer your questions, and address solutions to the key
questions.
Inspire your ānon marketingā employees to generate content
Create killer content
Top Ten Trends: Innovation and Content for 2017
How to make your next campaign great
Creating content that works on a budget
Assessing the Gaps: Creating Content from a Virtual Team
Letās make it go Viral
Creating content tailored for each of the Social Medias unique platforms
Social Media Asia Pacific Linked In
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2813516
Public Sector Australia Linked In - over 1000 members
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2109273
Ian Anderson (Coventry University) provided an overview of Coventry's experiences so far with enterprise architecture.
Presented at the first JISC Emerging Practices workshop (2012/03/29).
http://emergingpractices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/doing-ea-workshop/
Welcome to the eighteenth edition of GS-insight, the quarterly magazine from international executive search firm Gillamor Stephens. In this 18th issue of GS-insight, Matt Mead, Managing Director of Investments for NESTA, discusses the challenging world of early stage investment while Tom Wrenn of ECI provides the PE perspective on the current investment landscape. We also speak with Colin Tenwick, recent CEO of StepStone regarding his transformation of this infamous dot.com bust into a booming success.
Jon Temple, CEO of data centre infrastructure management company, nlyte Software explains how there must be an emphasis on the business fundamentals of top line growth and expense reduction in order to grown in the āgreenā IT market, and Tony OāDonnell of Cambium helps us understand carbon reduction legislation and the opportunities that this creates for technology vendors. Dave Darsch of CEO-Collaborative Forum explores the importance of peer group interaction for CEOs and Keith Cornell sheds insight into the role of the Board. Finally James McDougall, whom we placed as CEO of VC backed ReVolt Technology, talks about the realities of being CEO of a technology innovator in a global market.
Whether you are new to learning and performance or a seasoned veteran, this webinar will help you understand the critical success factors in running a successful learning and performance organization, considering both the internal operation of your department and its overall presence in the larger enterprise.
A one-day comprehensive working module to take you from Concept to Implementation from two of the world leaders in knowledge management
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, Melbourne or Thursday, 9 March 2017, Canberra
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/the-wheels-of-knowledge-management/
Implementing Sustainable Digital Preservationneilgrindley
Ā
There has been a lot of investment and activity in digital preservation over the last decade and a lot of it has been supported by grant funded activity and research projects. The ālearn by doingā approach and the prodigious number of beta systems and project reports have all played their part in helping to mature the digital preservation field - and judging by the changing tone of conferences over the years, the community has come a long way. So far - in fact - that a lot of organisations are now at the stage when theory is less important than action. They need to work out the best implementation paths and make procurement choices.
So the economic landscape for digital preservation has shifted and the onus is now on many organisations to look closely at their needs and their objectives and to make investment choices that are sustainable as part of the business needs of their organisation rather than as an adjunct activity that is supported by āsoftā research money. Work being taken forward by the 4C Project is looking at providing resources to support organisations to make sustainable digital preservation investment choices and this webinar will describe some of that work.
But budgets are hard to secure and digital preservation remains a difficult case to argue so collaboration with like-minded organisations and the establishment of shared services should support the arguments and drive down the cost. This is one of the core messages that underpins the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (ANADP) initiative and this will also be described and explained during the webinar.
In the Public Sector, content creation and communication rarely involves large budgets, resources or teams.
The best and most successful case studies of using content for brand awareness and marketing use creativity, innovation and resourcefulness to move around these challenges.
In this one day, case study lead forum, module leaders will have time to delve into how they have solved issues, answer your questions, and address solutions to the key questions.
No Budget ā No Problem!
The Australian Public Sector Strategic Content Creation and Communication Forum
Novotel Canberra, 22nd February 2017
http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events/content-public-sector/ #contentgov
A unique and innovative one-day forum that brings together case studies from various public sector organisations that have been able to overcome challenges in their organisation and achieved real success
Vendor Neutral(no sales presentations) #contentaus
Hear practical case study presentations from:
Health Education and Training Institute
Kite Communications
RACV
Department of Health and Human Service
La Trobe University (tbc)
ACT Government
NSW Government
In this one day, case study lead forum, module leaders will have time to delve into how they have solved issues, answer your questions, and address solutions to the key
questions.
Inspire your ānon marketingā employees to generate content
Create killer content
Top Ten Trends: Innovation and Content for 2017
How to make your next campaign great
Creating content that works on a budget
Assessing the Gaps: Creating Content from a Virtual Team
Letās make it go Viral
Creating content tailored for each of the Social Medias unique platforms
Social Media Asia Pacific Linked In
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2813516
Public Sector Australia Linked In - over 1000 members
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2109273
Ian Anderson (Coventry University) provided an overview of Coventry's experiences so far with enterprise architecture.
Presented at the first JISC Emerging Practices workshop (2012/03/29).
http://emergingpractices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/doing-ea-workshop/
Welcome to the eighteenth edition of GS-insight, the quarterly magazine from international executive search firm Gillamor Stephens. In this 18th issue of GS-insight, Matt Mead, Managing Director of Investments for NESTA, discusses the challenging world of early stage investment while Tom Wrenn of ECI provides the PE perspective on the current investment landscape. We also speak with Colin Tenwick, recent CEO of StepStone regarding his transformation of this infamous dot.com bust into a booming success.
Jon Temple, CEO of data centre infrastructure management company, nlyte Software explains how there must be an emphasis on the business fundamentals of top line growth and expense reduction in order to grown in the āgreenā IT market, and Tony OāDonnell of Cambium helps us understand carbon reduction legislation and the opportunities that this creates for technology vendors. Dave Darsch of CEO-Collaborative Forum explores the importance of peer group interaction for CEOs and Keith Cornell sheds insight into the role of the Board. Finally James McDougall, whom we placed as CEO of VC backed ReVolt Technology, talks about the realities of being CEO of a technology innovator in a global market.
Windsor Conference April 12th - 15th 2012 POSTER PRESENTATIONAndrea Wheeler
Ā
"The comfort dimension when evaluating the discrepancy between predicted and actual energy performance" Dr Andrea Wheeler, Dr Masoud Malekzadeh and Professor Dino Bouchlaghem
2008 Head Teacher's Conference, National SCITT in Outstanding Primary SchoolsAndrea Wheeler
Ā
Andrea Wheeler 2008 Designing for lifestyle change: Sustainable Schools for Sustainable behaviour Head Teacher's Conference, National SCITT in Outstanding primary Schools, National College of School Leadership 18 - 19th September 2008
This was presented at the MEGS Christmas conference that was held in December 2012. It addressed the project MEGS-KT that I had an opportunity to work on.
Connected Digital Economy Catapult Monthly Open Forum with Neil CrockettDigital Catapult
Ā
Slides from Monthly Open Forum event Q&A with Neil Crockett CEO of the Connected Digital Economy Catapult. Video of Neill here http://scpro.streamuk.com/uk/player/?g=b2e0ffb
So, you are an architect. What does this mean? How do you define yourself? Iasa has worked with more than 7,000 architects to create a common definition and understanding of IT Architecture as expressed by five pillars: Business Technology Strategy; Human Dynamics; Quality Attributes; IT Environment; and Design, and to create a common vocabulary to be shared amongst all IT Architects. Iasa has further defined IT Architecture as a profession backed by various levels of certification. This session discussed Iasa's Architectural Foundations material, offering a clear understanding of what IT Architecture is, and who IT Architects are. Watch, learn and validate what 30,000 architects worldwide are now sharing.
Data Innovation Spaces are identified by BDVA as a key instrument to foster the Data-Driven Innovation in Europe. They provide innovation and experimentation environments where companies in their respective ecosystems could have their data-driven and AI-related products and solutions piloted, tested, and exploited before going to the market. BDVA launches every year a process to identify and recognize relevant initiatives in Europe that meet specific quality criteria in infrastructures, services, projects, and sectors of application, ecosystem and sustainability (BDVA i-Spaces call for labels).
During this session, we will present the concept of BDVA i-Spaces (as it is reflected in the BDVA SRIA), the process and steps of i-Spaces labeling, the value proposition of being an i-Space and activities and examples of collaboration. The session will also include examples of first-hand experience from three recognized i-Spaces: ITAINNOVA (DIH Aragon), UPM, and Demokritos NCSR (aheed DIH).
Data Innovation Spaces are identified by BDVA as a key instrument to foster the Data-Driven Innovation in Europe. They provide innovation and experimentation environments where companies in their respective ecosystems could have their data-driven and AI-related products and solutions piloted, tested, and exploited before going to the market. BDVA launches every year a process to identify and recognize relevant initiatives in Europe that meet specific quality criteria in infrastructures, services, projects, and sectors of application, ecosystem and sustainability (BDVA i-Spaces call for labels).
Community Technology Leadership Program pilot kick-offGreg Laudeman
Ā
This presentation provides background, goals, structure, and tools for the Community Technology Leadership Program that Eduity is piloting in Chattanooga, with support from the Mozilla Foundation. Our goal is to create an "open source" that any community can implement.
The paper analyzes the architecture of two regions in South-East Asia namely Kashmir, a state in Northern India, and Bhutan, a country located on the southern slopes of the Eastern Himalayas to challenge the uncritical adoption of values and building techniques associated with Western architecture, often inappropriate for climate and local labor, to question the notion of benefit from the perspective of sustainability. In doing so it seeks to support the cause of vernacular Architecture and also further its incorporation in contemporary sustainable building design.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
Ā
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Ā
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overviewā
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
Ā
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. Whatās changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Ā
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Ā
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Ā
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Ā
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But thereās more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, youāll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the āApproveā button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
Butāif the āRejectā button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Ā
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
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After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more āmechanicalā approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf
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Megs kt management meeting 19th april
1. A CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR
ENERGY CPD: MEGS-KT
GREEN ENERGY HEROES
Dr Andrea Wheeler, Dr Paul Rowley, Martin Hamilton
An Innovative Knowledge Platform for Business and Community Engagement
A co-developed service model for online continuing professional development in
the energy sector
3. Jisc Business Community Engagement (BCE)
Programme AIMS
ā¢ To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of
institutional BCE and improve external access to
institutional knowledge and expertise
ā¢ To contribute to making the UK āthe best place in
the world for university-business collaborationā
4. MEGS CONTEXT
ā¢ The need to support the growth of a low carbon local
economy.
ā¢ The skills and training for local SMEs to make it
happen.
5. Collaborators ā working with an
existing community
Midlands Energy Graduate School (MEGS)
a collaboration of Loughborough University, The University of
Nottingham and the University of Birmingham, which includes the
energy community, local SMEās and entrepreneurs .
6. The Problem
How to develop a relevant, up-to-
date desirable platform for āCFDā
opportunities, opening up University
resources and allowing SMEs to
share their knowledge.
8. Questionnaires and Interviews (and
Ethnographic Research)
ā¢ 10 paper filled questionnaire
ā¢ 18 online surveys
ā¢ 16 transcribed interviews
ā¢ 1 work shadow day (excellent data but too time
consuming)
ā¢ 3 planned āco-designā workshops
9. Bristol Online Survey (targeted SME
group East Midlands)
ā¢ What would you say are the main difficulties to overcome
in your role at the present time?
ā¢ What are the most important work related questions in
your mind right now?
ā¢ What information are you lacking to support your business
growth?
10. Barriers and limitations to this sort of
primary research
ā¢ Hard to engage SMEs
ā¢ SMEs donāt know what their knowledge needs are (they
donāt know what they donāt know)
ā¢ Professional bodies/networks limiting access to SMEs by
āoutsidersā (difficult to send out questionnaire via
professional bodies)
ā¢ Concerns about sharing commercial information from
SMEs ā āI prefer not to sayā
11. Building the MEGS-KT community ā the Jisc, the
fellows (the catalytic individuals) and SMEs team
SME community (50 participants over 7 workshops (9 speakers))
Fellows: Robin Nicholson (Award Winning Architect, ex- Vice President
RIBA), Parity Projects (Award Winning SME), Institute for Sustainability
(Training Centre), John Davis (Green Deal Assessor), Saucy Horse (Social
Networking Business Champion). Carl Benfield (Prescient Energy [Solar and
Wind]), Keyur Vadodaria (Researcher/ Architect), Richard Cartright (Engineer,
RDC Energy Ltd, [Heat Pumps]) Jonathan Gilbert (Rapid Technology Transfer
Group [Innovative Technologies]) Tracy Thomas (Saucy Horse, Social Media
Marketing)
PhD students/Researchers (Loughborough University, Nottingham
University) Enrique Centelles, Kate Simpson, Sergey Fomin, Paula Cosar,
Becky Gough, Philip Leicester, Sven Hallin
Academics: Professor Jacqui Glass, Dr Paul Rowley, Dr Steven Firth, Zulfikar
Adamu
12. Potential benefits
ā¢ To address a skills shortage in the renewable energy sector
ā the energy education need and demand within the SME
community
ā¢ To exploit an active collaboration between institutions ā
Loughborough University, The University of Nottingham and
Birmingham University (through the Midlands Energy
Graduate School) and users (in the form of the existing
MEGS SME community).
ā¢ Develop a demonstrator for an e-learning environment as an
opportunity for innovative collaboration SMEs with the HEI
sector which includes a bi-directional flow of knowledge.
ā¢ To meet business development needs an support the growth
of low carbon communities and a green economy. To
contribute to the LEP strategy building economically,
environmental and socially sustainable communities by
providing business opportunities for industry, local SMEs and
entrepreneurs.
13. Fellows Lecture Series
17/10/2012 Robin Nicholson, Edward Cullinan Architects
24/10/2012 Russell Smith, Parity Projects
14/11/2012 Terry McGivern, The Institute for
Sustainability and the Flash Programme
05/12/2012 John Davis, Domestic Green Deal Assessor
16/01/2012 Carl Benfield, Prescient Power
30/01/2012 Keyur Vadodaria, Researcher, CALEBRE
project
20/02/2012 Rich Cartwright, RDC Energy , Jonathan
Gilbert, The Rapid technology Transfer Group, and Tracy
Thomas
To ensure the sustainability of the project CEDE has agreed to fund the
continued development of the community and engagement with the prototype
through monthly evening lectures.
26. Planned Dissemination
ā¢ Hamilton, Martin (2013) "Learning Analytics for Green
Energy Heroes" JISC Cetis Conference 2013.
ā¢ Wheeler, Andrea (2013) āMEGS-KT : Building a
Community for Social Networking and Information
Exchangeā EDULEARN: 5th International Conference on
Education and New Learning Technologies 1st ā 3rd July
Barcelona (forthcoming).
ā¢ Wheeler, Andrea (2013) āMEGS-KT : Social Networking
and Information Exchange for the Renewable Energy
SME Community in the Midlandsā Engineering Education
for Sustainable Development (EESD2013) University of
Cambridge, September 2013 (forthcoming)
27. What we need?
ā¢ We have established a community of academics,
researchers, local individuals and SMEs keen to develop
proposals and pilot project testing community energy
projects.
ā¢ Provided physical opportunity for community meetings
around renewable energy and interest in community
energy projects.
ā¢ We have a service demonstrator which will sustain this
community and itās thirst for knowledge (and a
sustainability plan).
28. Sustainability
ā¢ Fellow ā Tracy Thomas will continue to maintain
LinkedIn group and twitter feed.
ā¢ Lecture series post project to continue with the
support of CEDE (responding to the demand) as
part of the outreach activities of CEDE.
ā¢ IT services Loughborough University to continue
to host and provide technical support for the
platform in the case of technical difficulties.
31. Benefits to others
ā¢ Initiated collaborative projects ā students/
young academics linked with SMEs
ā¢ Proposals put forward for community
energy projects.
32. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF
THE DEMONSTRATOR
Automated functions v. community
building and communities of
practice? (extending the
community)
33. The taxonomy: ā a list of listsā
ROLES ACTIVITY* INFORMATION BUSINESS NEED (Knowledge transfer drivers)
(self-identification) (interviews and SOURCES (cited in
questionnaire responses interview and
demonstrated the industry to questionnaire)
be fluid in roles and identifying
activities may reflect better
the characteristics of the
sectors)
Client advisor Research Green Deal Communication skills
-consultant Writing Government Finding funding
-low carbon consultant Business statistics Support for business innovation
-researcher strategy/strategic thinking DECC Finding resources for R&D
-unpaid consultant Direct marketing People in Glazing More business opportunities
-lobby group Administration Sustainable INet Technical knowledge
-Fire consultant Organisational tasks Derby County Policy knowledge
-Health and Safety Innovation Council QA training for installers
engineer Business development Universities Finding work/new projects
-Architect Building Derby Carbon Finding new projects abroad
--Design manager relationships/networking Initiative Winning new business on the right commercial terms
--Project manager Interpersonal Fabricators/ Allotting enough time to new business ventures
Trainer communication manufacturers Donāt know what is needed
-facilitator Client advise (consultant) Personal library Attracting skilled workforce
Designer Technical interface Building online Knowing how to meet LEED and Breem compliance levels
- (architect) RIBA- To have a variety of projects
Fabricator/Manufacturer Integration of client www.architecture.com How to identify projects that will bring the most and those that will bring
Supplier advice (architect) Google/Wikipedia the least financial benefits
Wholesaler Training Building magicians How to deal with the recession
Client NHBC foundation More information on the Green Deal
Homemaker Teaching www.edjcdatabase. Jobs
Contractor Researching com Marketing to clients
Tradesmen Grant writing/ International
Electrican Tender preparation energy agency
Apprentice EDUCATE
Installer Ashrae.org
Manager CIBSE
Director Energy plus
-Entrepreneur SAP textbooks
