EDB ErgoGroup strengths innovation for public sector
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Oslo, 21 June 2011) EDB ErgoGroup has entered into collaboration with Induct
Software to deliver solutions for innovation to the public sector. The public
sector faces major future challenges, with renewal and innovation playing an
essential role in maintaining welfare standards in the years ahead. The
collaboration agreement with Induct Software will allow EDB ErgoGroup to deliver
innovation solutions from Induct as an integrated component in EDB ErgoGroup's
product portfolio for customers in the public sector.
Solutions from Induct will help EDB ErgoGroup to offer the best possible support
to the public sector in achieving its objectives for renewal and innovation.
Induct Software is a Norwegian-based company that delivers integrated web-based
services for customer-defined and open innovation processes. Induct integrates
Enterprise 2.0 technology and social networking concepts with a flexible
innovation process management framework.
Innovation solutions are already used successfully by a number of public sector
organisations, including Oslo University Hospital, Ibestad municipality, Arendal
municipality and Norsk Tipping. International users of the solution include
Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark, Mass General Hospital in Boston (USA),
Beth Israel Hospital in Boston (USA), MIT, and the Harvard Medical School in
Boston (USA).
"Our ambition is to be the leading supplier of IT services for the Nordic public
sector. We intend to achieve this by creating reliable and cost-effective
services that create value for our customers. Making use of better innovation
processes will be an important driving force for renewal and value creation in
the public sector in the years ahead. This agreement gives us access to
solutions that will markedly strengthen our position with the public sector
market and create new opportunities", comments Håvard Larsen, Executive Vice
President and Head of Solutions at EDB ErgoGroup.
"Many public sector organisations want to become more innovative in order to
create better services and reduce costs. This collaboration between EDB
ErgoGroup and Induct represents a unique combination of experience and knowledge
of innovation and the public sector. We look forward to working closely with EDB
ErgoGroup to pave the way for greater innovation in the public sector", comments
Alf Martin Johansen, Chairman of the Board and founder of Induct Software.
Contact names:
Torgeir Kristiansen, Information Director Corporate Communications, EDB
ErgoGroup. Tel: +47 901 27 909
Alf Martin Johansen, Chairman of the Board of Induct. Tel:
+47 415 80 000,amj(at)inductsoftware.com
About EDB ErgoGroup:
EDB ErgoGroup ASA is one of the leading Nordic IT companies, with some 10,000
employees and annual turnover of NOK 12.4 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange and operates from headquarters in Oslo with major activities
in both the Norwegian and Swedish markets. In all, the company operates from
135 offices in 16 countries around the world.
About Induct Software
Induct wants to change the way that organisations think about innovation. Based
on the work of Professor Henry Chesbrough of UC Berkeley, the author of the book
"Open Innovation", Induct integrates technology for collaborative working and
social network concepts with a flexible and customisable innovation framework
for the management of innovation processes. To find out more about Induct,
please visithttp://www.inductsoftware.com/
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