-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Madrid 2008 IFIP 8.6 - 22-24 October - Call for Participation Datum: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:04:44 -0400 Von: Ana Bernardos abernardos@grpss.ssr.upm.es Antwort an: Ana Bernardos abernardos@grpss.ssr.upm.es An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION XI IFIP 8.6 Working Conference OPEN IT-BASED INNOVATION: MOVING TOWARDS COOPERATIVE IT TRANSFER AND KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION October 22-24, 2008, Madrid, Spain http://ifip8-6.ceditec.etsit.upm.es

Today, most innovative firms in the IT sector cannot possess all the knowledge and business assets they need to be competitive. They must frequently rely on formal and informal agreements with partners not only in order to cooperate in technology/product development or system integration, but also to complete their capabilities in the associated technology transfer or diffusion activities. As a consequence, technology based innovation processes are changing to adapt themselves to deep changes in organizational contexts and they are becoming more open. To analyze this changing and challenging situation, the Eleventh IFIP 8.6 Working Conference will provide a forum where practitioners and researchers will be able to interact and exchange experiences about how to foster innovation using open IT-based strategies of collaboration and knowledge diffusion.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

The event agenda includes: - 30 multidisciplinary papers, on topics such as the impact of cross-organizational and cultural issues on open innovation strategies, the role of public policies to foster open innovation or the particularities of open innovation in telecommunications and software businesses. - Three distinguished keynote speakers, Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger (IBM Academy of Technology and Visiting Professor at MIT), Dr. Rainer Zimmermann (Head of Unit for Future Networks, European Commission) and Dr. Karlheinz Kautz (Professor at the Copenhagen Business School), who will provide a firsthand analysis of real cases of open innovation strategies and policies to promote new collaboration models. - Two roundtables, that will combine both academic and practitioner panelists, to generate debate on 'Open Innovation in Mobile and Convergent Communications' and 'Corporate Experiences in Open Technology Transfer'.

If you haven't registered yet, please visit the conference web site for detailed information.

Join us to enjoy and actively participate in the 2008 IFIP 8.6 Conference. We look forward to welcome you in Madrid next October!

The 2008 IFIP 8.6 Conference Organizing Committee http://ifip8-6.ceditec.etsit.upm.es

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