Introduction Tools Demonstration Benefits Barriers Going online Articles   Slides 1 Introduction 2 Benefits, barriers 3 Tools 4 Functions 5 Conclusions

Benefits and Barriers

The benefits Accessing information Communicating Collaborating Achieving visibility ... and developing communities The barriers Technophobia Technology bugs - not plug and play Technical support - lack of Training - lack of Tunnel vision - people don't get it Territory - keep off ours Tolls on the information highway Turnover of staff Text - content, content Too little, too soon - wait till people are ready Time - it takes a lot Transition - of ways of working Techie vision - isn't this great!