June 27 , 2007
Ottawa, Ontario – Wednesday, June 27, 2007 – GTEC 2007 today announced that Mr. Don Tapscott, co-author of bestselling book, “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything”, will keynote the afternoon session on the second day of the conference this year.
Mr. Tapscott’s keynote address is scheduled for Tuesday, October 16 from 1:45 to 2:30pm ET in the Confederation Ballroom I of the Westin Hotel, and is entitled “Harnessing the Power of Mass Collaboration”. The presentation will focus how the corporation may be going through the biggest change in its short history – ‘The Enterprise 2.0’, which aligns with GTEC’s theme this year, Government 2.0.
As Tapscott explains, “True -- social networking is exploding. Myspace is growing at 300,000 new registrants per day and is on track to one billion members. There is a new blog every second of the day. Facebook has signed up 85% of all college students. And Time Magazine chose YOU - the online collaborator as The Person of the Year.
That was so 2006! The smartest managers already know that so-called ‘user generated media’ and ‘social networking’ are really just the tip of an iceberg. Rather, nothing less than a new mode of production is in the making.
Thanks to the internet and a new generation of users, companies are beginning to conceive, design, develop, and distribute products and services in profoundly new ways. The old notion that you have to attract, develop, and retain the best and brightest inside your corporate boundaries is becoming null. With costs of collaboration falling precipitously, companies can increasingly source ideas, innovations, and uniquely qualified minds from a vast global pool of talent.”
“The reality of Enterprise 2.0 has also come to Governments at all levels, and Mr. Tapscott’s keynote is a perfect complement to our theme this year,” said Kevin d'Entremont, Executive Director of GTEC 2007. “We are excited to have Mr. Tapscott join us and provide some fascinating ideas and challenge the audience look at collaboration in a whole new way.”
About Don Tapscott
Don Tapscott, one of the world's leading authorities on business strategy, is Chief Executive of international think tank New Paradigm. Founded in 1993, New Paradigm produces groundbreaking research focused on the role of technology in productivity and business design, effectiveness and competitiveness. Tapscott recently completed a two-year, $8 million investigation of how firms will innovate in the 21st century entitled "IT and Competitive Advantage", funded by 30 global corporations. The project continues in 2007; and "The Net Generation Strategic Investigation," focusing on the impact of the Net Generation as consumers and employees. The global phase of this program is now in progress.
Tapscott is the author of 11 widely read books about information technology in business and society, including Paradigm Shift, Growing Up Digital and The Naked Corporation. His new book (January 2007), co-authored with Anthony Williams, is Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. Tapscott is also adjunct professor of management at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His clients include top executives of many of the world's largest corporations, and government leaders from many countries. He holds a master's degree in Research Methodology and two Doctor of Laws (Hon).
About GTEC 2007
Now in its 15th year, GTEC is recognized as Canada's most significant forum on the use of technology to improve government services and operations. The event features an annual Distinction Awards program and gala, a comprehensive Professional Development Forum, and the GTEC Exhibition. The conference program and extensive trade show are attended annually by an estimated 7,000 professionals.
For more information, contact:
Kathryn Schwab
Media and Analyst Relations
GTEC 2007
Phone: 613-858-4407
kschwab@cmp.com |
