Innovation Excellence Benchmark Systematizing Breakthrough Innovation Company Home About us Contact Choose Country Expertise Industries Services Publications Prism Viewpoints Books Careers Press Alumni TIM ICT security in the digital transformation era Do organizations need a digital security strategy? Digital transformation and Cyberspace increase, as a result of IoT (internet of things) and Industry 4.0 spreading, will increase the risk of cyber-attacks. [...] TIM, S&O Dynamic innovation strategy How to develop a strategy for innovation in the fast- moving digital world Having a clear strategy for innovation seems like an obvious priority for any large company. However, the classical "top-down" analytical approach, which starts with business objectives and cascades down perfectly through to a series of narrowly defined innovation projects, is seen by many as too rigid for the post- digital "lean start-up" world. [...] AUTOMOTIVE Identifying new growth frontiers in Indian passenger vehicle market through digitization Building a case to develop an online platform leveraging used-car sales data to penetrate tier-three cities in India India may be the third-largest passenger vehicle market by 2020, clocking 5 million units in annual sales. [...] TIME Unlocking GigaWorld Innovation GigaApps in a GigaWorld A GigaWorld is emerging amidst complex converging ecosystems. It is enabling a new wave of GigaApps, such as Augmented Discovery, Virtual Telepresence and Automated Living. Critical real-time two way transmission characterizes them. [...] STRATEGY & ORGANIZATION Innovation in the Indian life insurance industry Improving customer retention through predictive analytics Predictive analytics provides the necessary tools to Indian life insurance companies to improve customer retention, optimize business processes and improve profitability. [...] OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Digital Lean Management Unlock potential and achieve next performance levels Successful companies have achieved outstanding performances by incorporating Lean Management at the center of their corporate transformations. At the same time, the potential of digital technologies to transform performance has become widely recognized. [...] TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION Digital platforms in freight transportation A true industry disruptor? The wind of change is blowing strongly in transportation & logistics. Digitization is in full swing: it is opening a whole portfolio of new opportunities to reduce costs, differentiate product offerings and redefine business models. Digital freight platforms are driving the transformation. The narrow focus on clearly delineated market segments currently restricts their disruption potential. However, the longterm effect on the industry can be immense, as other sectors have shown. [...] TIME Digital workplace The foundation of the digital organization Digitalization changes the fundamental conditions of all organizations. The boundaries between physical and virtual workplaces are becoming blurred. Employees, customers and partners collaborate in value-creating networks that are increasingly digitalized. [...] PrismIssue 1/2017 Collaborative Agility While companies have embraced the opportunities offered by the concept of open innovation over the past 20 years, the overriding need for agility and responsiveness means this is no longer adequate to meet future challenges. [...] ENERGY & UTILITIESJanuary 2017 Digital future of electrical networks Digital transformation is one of the most important changes the utilities industry faces these days. This transformation is not limited to changing how companies interact with their clients, but also impacts the way they operate internally, as well as where and how value is created. [...] TIMEJanuary 2017 Telecom retail & consumer protection Telecom players dedicate significant resources to complying with retail & consumer protection (RCP) regulation, having created complex horizontal processes and tools spanning several departments. Despite this, the complexity of the subject and the continuous flow of new rules often translate into unwise actions (eventually punished by regulatory institutions). [...] TIMEJanuary 2017 Future Telco Production Model NFV and SDN technologies are emerging as enablers of new flexible production architectures that will drive major innovation and operational efficiencies for carriers. [...] TIMEJanuary 2017 Race to Gigabit Fiber Fiber investments have become more common now than at any point in the past. The number of countries with more than 95% fiber coverage has increased from just one (in 2012) to seven (in 2016). 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