Executive summary The Finance Track holds an important position in WCIT 2010 in many respects and was specially added to the program fairly recently. The Finance Special will show how new client needs and the dynamics of business and technology are eminent in this sector. It will demonstrate how technology can really be a differentiator when implementing business innovations. In the coming years, globalization, regulatory changes and social networks will lead to new market entrants, new...
Executive Summary Water stress is a global issue • Climate change is forcing drought mitigation measures and flood management strategies. • In many countries infrastructure is aging and failing. • Agriculture, domestic and industrial sectors are impacted by increasing demand and limited supply. • Water management domains are often fragmented with conflicting interests of stakeholders. • Worldwide energy needs drive water needs and vice...
Executive Summary In a world where climate change and CO2 reduction are of a growing importance, it is the innovative capability of IT that can help to solve these problems. Through smart use, IT can help to increase energy efficiency and enable other sectors to reduce their energy consumption. At the same time, because of its intensive energy consumption, the IT sector has to play its part in becoming a green and sustainable sector. WCIT 2010 will serve as a global platform from which...
Executive Summary Across the world, ICT is changing the relationship between society and government. Individual citizens and the businesses and communities to which they belong are becoming more sophisticated in their own use of ICT. Attitudes to information, to the ability to organize complex social interaction, and to truth itself are changing dynamically. ICT also has a massive impact on both the internal machinery of government and on its ability to serve its constituents in ways...