02 Friday Sep 2011
Steve Kelly (now Professor Kelly, head of the Business School at Southern Cross University, in Australia) and myself at the IIMB Campus in Bangalore, 2003.
Southern Cross University was a founding member of the Future Cities Institute and together Steve and I have worked with many technology entrepreneurs across Asia Pacific, Europe and Russia since this photo was taken.
01 Thursday Sep 2011
I was going through some older files and found this little gem.
It’s the original consortium that Agitavi International put together with Microsoft to deliver the Software Business Management Course.
Agitavi was a founding member of the Future Cities Institute, along with other industry and academic organisations in 2009, and this photo taken on the 8th December 2003, started a journey that took software business management course (SBMC) and myself across about 28 countries.
Some of the faces are still around, but I had more hair then!!
Organisations in the photo included; Microsoft, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Australia’s Southern Cross University, China’s TsingHua University, India’s Institute of Management Bangalore and New Zealand’s Manukau Institute of Technology.
Great days and great people.
13 Wednesday Oct 2010
Posted in Sustainability, Workshops
This week I am enjoying the sun on the Gold Coast, Australia for their first Clusters and Collaboration Summit.
Held at Griffith University and hosted by IISEIE and ICT Forum Gold Coast, the half day Summit undertook a review of hi-tech cluster development and hi-tech collaboration in international markets based on research and case studies from IISEIE and its global network of ICT Research Forums.
Discussion centred around the global best practices worldwide for ICT industry and in particular Innovation Centre Sustainability.
The round table discussion covered the nuts and bolts of building sustainable ‘centres of innovation’ via understanding true costs, and developing a portfolio approach to program execution, that then run inside hi-tech clusters collaboratively.
04 Wednesday Aug 2010
Posted in Conference, Workshops
This week I hosted a Local Software Economy workshop as part of a pre-event for the Third Conference of the African Union Ministers in charge of Communication and Information Technologies.
Microsoft, in partnership with the African Union Commission, hosted the one day workshop which was attended by over 45 delegates from across Africa who discussed the challenges and key priorities in establishing and growing local software economies in Africa.
I introduced the Local Software Economy Kick Start Program developed by IISEIE at the workshop, which is aimed at providing emerging economies with a robust and measurable framework from which to develop and grow a software industry inside their national economy.
The program consists of three phases that:
The workshop also established that the development of a vibrant and growing software industry has a significant impact on economic and social development of a national economy and provides a strong basis for global competitiveness.
The participants resolved to use the Kick Start Program to drive innovation, incubate software start ups and develop local economy research data specifically for Africa.
25 Thursday Feb 2010
Posted in Communities, Workshops
Over 15 start up software companies participated in the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy held on the Gold Coast recently.
This initiative, the first in Australia, allowed the developers to gain valuable knowledge and insights on international best business practices within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, designed to help stimulate the local software industry.
Hosted by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE), The Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop was established to support software startups and entrepreneurs in developing specific business management skills to assist in growing their business.
Delivered by experts in the global software industry at Southern Cross University, the content of the workshop covered a number of areas critical for Australian software businesses to succeed in the dynamic software market. Attendees to the workshop were provided with practical advice in key areas such as strategic development, sales and marketing, operational management, capability development, collaboration and channel management.
David Sajfar from Microsoft Australia was delighted to work with IISEIE to support the global community of software entrepreneurs.
“Ideas that improve the way we live and work often emerge from start-ups, that's why Microsoft introduced the BizSpark™ programme for software start-up companies in 2008. Now we are helping them get the skills they need to succeed through the Innovation Academy programme. It's about giving them access to people who can help to solve problems, and it's about creating networks of innovative businesses. All this helps great people, turn great ideas into reality”.
Head of the School of Commerce and Management at Southern Cross University, Associate Professor Stephen Kelly, said the Innovation Academy workshop provided the start ups with valuable training in business management skills as well as a valuable network opportunity.
“The Innovation Academy workshop delivered a platform for the start-ups to discuss common challenges and opportunities specific to the local ICT industry in areas such as relationship management, exporting and marketing channels. As a network partner of Microsoft, we were proud to be able to provide a forum for these small businesses to share ideas and build relationships,” said Professor Kelly.
24 Wednesday Feb 2010
Posted in Communities, Workshops
Over 40 start up software developers and companies were part of the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy held in Istanbul recently. This workshop delivered the developers valuable knowledge and insights on international best business practices within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, designed to help stimulate the local software industry.
Hosted by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE), The Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop was established to support software startups and entrepreneurs in developing specific business management skills to assist in growing their business.
Delivered by experts in the global software industry at the Microsoft Innovation Centre, the content of the workshop covered a number of areas critical for Turkish software businesses to succeed in the dynamic software market. Attendees to the workshop were provided with practical advice in key areas such as strategic development, sales and marketing, operational management, capability development, collaboration and channel management.
Ipek Tunca from Microsoft Turkey was delighted to work with IISEIE to support the global community of software entrepreneurs.
“Ideas that improve the way we live and work often emerge from start-ups, that's why Microsoft introduced the BizSpark™ programme for software start-up companies in 2008. Now we are helping them get the skills they need to succeed through the Innovation Academy programme. It's about giving them access to people who can help to solve problems, and it's about creating networks of innovative businesses. All this helps great people, turn great ideas into reality”.
17 Wednesday Feb 2010
Posted in Communities, Workshops
Start Up software developers attended the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop held in Bangkok this week. This initiative allowed the developers to gain valuable knowledge and insights on best business practices within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, designed to help stimulate the local software industry.
Hosted by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE), The Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop was established to support software startups and entrepreneurs in developing specific skills to assist in growing their business.
Delivered by experts in the global software industry at the Microsoft Innovation Center, the content of the workshop covered a number of areas critical for Thailand software businesses to succeed in the dynamic software market. Attendees to the workshop were provided with practical advice in key areas such as strategic development, sales and marketing, operational management, capability development, collaboration and channel management.
As well as covering business practices from successful operations within the international ICT sector, the Microsoft Innovation Academy also examined the local software market conditions including opportunities and challenges that would contribute to economic growth within Thailand of this emerging industry. Attendees gained insights into the structure and market mix of the current software economy, as well as export and local channel opportunities.
Ekaraj Kongswangwongsa from Microsoft Thailand was delighted to work with IISEIE to support the global community of software entrepreneurs.
“Ideas that improve the way we live and work often emerge from start-ups, that's why Microsoft introduced the BizSpark™ programme for software start-up companies in 2008. Now we are helping them get the skills they need to succeed through the Innovation Academy programme. It's about giving them access to people who can help to solve problems, and it's about creating networks of innovative businesses. All this helps great people, turn great ideas into reality”.
10 Wednesday Feb 2010
Posted in Communities, Workshops
Start Up software developers attended the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop held in Singapore this week. This initiative allowed the developers to gain valuable knowledge and insights on best business practices within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, designed to help stimulate the local software industry.
Hosted by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE), The Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop was established to support software startups and entrepreneurs in developing specific skills to assist in growing their business.
Delivered by experts in the global software industry at the Microsoft Innovation Center, the content of the workshop covered a number of areas critical for Singapore software businesses to succeed in the dynamic software market. Attendees to the workshop were provided with practical advice in key areas such as strategic development, sales and marketing, operational management, capability development, collaboration and channel management.
As well as covering business practices from successful operations within the international ICT sector, the Microsoft Innovation Academy also examined the local software market conditions including opportunities and challenges that would contribute to economic growth within Singapore of this emerging industry. Attendees gained insights into the structure and market mix of the current software economy, as well as export and local channel opportunities.
Chris Ismael from Microsoft Singapore was delighted to work with IISEIE to support the global community of software entrepreneurs.
“Ideas that improve the way we live and work often emerge from start-ups, that's why Microsoft introduced the BizSpark™ programme for software start-up companies in 2008. Now we are helping them get the skills they need to succeed through the Innovation Academy programme. It's about giving them access to people who can help to solve problems, and it's about creating networks of innovative businesses. All this helps great people, turn great ideas into reality”.
28 Thursday Jan 2010
Posted in Communities, Workshops
Start Up software developers attended the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop held in Auckland this week. This initiative allowed the developers to gain valuable knowledge and insights on best business practices within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, designed to help stimulate the local software industry.
Hosted by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE), The Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop was established to support software startups and entrepreneurs in developing specific skills to assist in growing their business.
Delivered by experts in the global software industry at the e-centre Albany, the content of the workshop covered a number of areas critical for New Zealand software businesses to succeed in the dynamic software market. Attendees to the workshop were provided with practical advice in key areas such as strategic development, sales and marketing, operational management, capability development, collaboration and channel management.
As well as covering business practices from successful operations within the international ICT sector, the Microsoft Innovation Academy also examined the local software market conditions including opportunities and challenges that would contribute to economic growth within New Zealand of this emerging industry. Attendees gained insights into the structure and market mix of the current software economy, as well as export and local channel opportunities.
Mike Zeff from Microsoft New Zealand was delighted to work with IISEIE to support the global community of software entrepreneurs.
“Ideas that improve the way we live and work often emerge from start-ups, that's why Microsoft introduced the BizSpark™ programme for software start-up companies in 2008. Now we are helping them get the skills they need to succeed through the Innovation Academy programme. It's about giving them access to people who can help to solve problems, and it's about creating networks of innovative businesses. All this helps great people, turn great ideas into reality”.
25 Monday Jan 2010
Posted in Workshops
Innovation Management and Innovation Center Business
Planning (with Michael Evans),
Microsoft MIC Summit 2009(2009). Innovation Management Microsoft Innovation
Center Planning Local Software Economy Stakeholder Management
Aviation Cluster Stakeholder Workshop, Gold
Coast, Australia, Business Gold Coast/Southern Cross University (2009)
Information Technology Governance: Moving with Business
Best Practice, Club Managers Association of Australia (Annual
Conference) (2009). IT Governance is a subset discipline of Corporate.
Governance focused on information technology (IT) systems…
Software Business Accelerator Workshop:
Microsoft Partners, Karachi, Pakistan (2008)
Software Executive Briefing, Sofia, Bulgaria,
Microsoft Innovation Day (2007)
Software Entrepreneurship for Students Workshop:
Lisbon, Portugal (2007)
Software Entrepreneurship for Students Workshop:
Poznań, Poland (2007)
Software Entrepreneurship for Students Workshop:
Huesca, Spain (2007)
Software Entrepreneurship for Students Workshop:
Copenhagen, Denmark (2007)
Software Entrepreneurship for Students Workshop:
Munich, Germany (2007)
Software Business Management Workshop: Athens,
Greece (with Stephen Kelly) (2006)
Software Business Management Workshop: Sao
Paulo, Brazil (2006)
Software CEO Briefing: Microsoft Partners,
Singapore, Microsoft Partners Conference (2005)
Software Business Management Workshop:
Singapore (2005)
Software Business Management Workshop:
Microsoft Partners, Singapore (2004)
Software Business Management Workshop:
Bangalore, India (with Stephen Kelly) (2004)
Software Business Management Workshop, Coolum,
Australia (with Stephen Kelly), Microsoft Partner Conference (2004)
