Victor Farlie's opening address to Jisc RSC London WBL forum, 3rd May 2013

1. JISC London WBL Forum
Vic Farlie
Exec. Chair LWBLA
3rd May 2013

2. Why use technology?
• Strategically to gain a competitive advantage:
– Product.
– People.
– Profit.
– Profile.
• Influenced by:
– Public Policy
– Public Expenditure

3. The drivers for change
• The necessity of:
– Controlling costs
– Achieve productivity gains
– Win new business
• Are: All choices to be made by management.
• How reliant is the business on IT to deliver it’s
corporate objectives?

4. Defining characteristics of market
leading delivery
• Highly networked organisation
• Low office overheads
• Evolving E-Platform