Expert Views

As part of the research, several experts were interviewed, to provide their opinions and insight on the report findings, as well as comment on some of the wider discussions around business competitiveness.

Nils Fonstad

Associate Director of INSEAD eLab

About the report
Identifying key business enablers
Achieving a Mature Digital Platform
The challenge of agility
Implications for policy-makers

Andrew Edison

Regional Vice President for EMEA, AT&T

Why explore productivity?
What are customers’ priorities?
What does the research tell us?
Building a Mature Digitised Platform
What should business leaders do next?

John Higgins

Director General, Digital Europe

The role of ICT in business competitiveness
The importance of having a Mature Digitised Platform
The effect of government policy on ICT investment
Facing competition from other regions in maximising ICT
Key lessons for business leaders

Birgitte Andersen

Director of The Big Innovation Centre, The Work Foundation

The role of ICT in economic progress
Effectiveness of government policy on maximising ICT investment
Improving access to talent
What do companies need to do to maximise their ICT investments?
The importance of new technologies such as cloud and mobile services
The message for business and government

Chris Yiu

Head of Digital Government Unit, Policy Exchange

The impact of new technologies on business performance
Role of government in maximising ICT investment
Solving the challenge of access to skills
Challenges facing companies in using technology
The importance of a Mature Digitised Platform for government
Key lessons for governments

Chris Lewis

Group Vice President, International Telecoms and Networking, IDC

Chris shares his thoughts on how to define and drive productivity, as well as the role ICT can play in improving it.

Paul Douglas

IT Service/ Product Manager for Network, Cybersecurity and Voice

Paul discusses his views on productivity and how ICT can help to improve business productivity.

Productivity I Videos

As part of the research for our first survey in 2011 on the links between ICT and productivity, three experts on ICT were interviewed for their views on the study. Below are video interviews with Fabio Colasanti, President at the International Institute of Communications; John Higgins, Director General of Intellect, the UK ICT Trade Association, a European think tank on international economics; and Andrew Edison, Regional Vice President for EMEA at AT&T.

Albert Maasland


Albert Maasland is the Chairman of the London Branch of Saxo Bank.
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Fabio Colasanti


Fabio is President of the International Institute of Communications.
View Fabio's video

John Higgins


John Higgins is the Director General of Intellect.
View John's video

Andrew Edison


Andrew Edison is Regional Vice President for AT&T in EMEA.
View Andrew's video

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