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News Release from: IT Construction Best Practice | Subject: Latest tools, resources and events
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Team on 01 October 2003
New Tools And Resources Raise Awareness
New tools and resources from Construction Best Practice (ITCBP) help raise the awareness of benefits of IT in construction.
Construction Best Practice (ITCBP), the government-funded service that helps construction professionals harness the power of IT, continues to raise awareness of the benefits of IT best practice through the services it provides and through the latest outputs and findings from some of the many research projects it supports Some of the latest tools, resources and events include Free case study - Implementing an off-the-shelf intranet solution: Caunton Engineering Ltd implemented an off-the-shelf, intranet-based document management system to draw together data and processes from across the firm's various applications and databases, giving staff and partners a single view of company and project information
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 10 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Innovation in Communications Technologies workshop (London, 7th October): Organised by the Construction Productivity Network, this workshop examines how new and emerging technologies can improve efficiency, creativity and productivity in designing, building and managing buildings.
Delegates will learn how two organisations have benefited from using text messaging and web cams.
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Visit http://www.itcbp.org.uk/events/event.asp?id=981 for more information.
Enabling Technologies in Construction - can you afford to ignore them? (London, 16th October): This one-day conference, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers, provides an insight into how informed use of IT and online technologies can help organisations work smarter and faster.
With a keynote address from Mark Whitby (Whitby Bird), topics covered include intranets, e-tendering, e-commerce, technology-enabled project collaboration and knowledge management, mobile technologies, supply chain integration and e-business and the law.
For more information visit http://www.itcbp.org.uk/events/event.asp?id=982.
Managing Organisational Knowledge in SMEs - how can it help improve your business? (Glasgow, 4th November): The aim of this workshop is to explore the role knowledge plays in improving the business performance of SMEs in the construction industry.
It will assist SMEs in introducing initiatives that are specifically designed to help them manage their knowledge assets and capabilities more effectively.
For more information visit http://www.itcbp.org.uk/events/event.asp?id=983.
"ITCBP's key role is to guide practitioners and their clients towards the technologies and applications that can improve practice and performance, said Dr John Connaughton of Davis Langdon Consultancy, project manager for ITCBP.
"These tools and resources provide a rare opportunity for construction professionals to tap into the knowledge and experience of companies already reaping the benefits of effective use of IT.".
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