Organisational e-readiness in the built environment: People, process, technology

摘要

Electronic readiness (e-readiness) has predominately been a national issue; however, this is not the case anymore. With today's economic uncertainties and technological advancements, 'organisational e-readiness' is needed for businesses to expand and compete in the global open market. E-readiness for the organisation presents a measure of the degree to which an organisation may be ready, prepared or willing to obtain benefits which arise from the digital economy. To achieve this, organisations need to harness the 'power' of IT by aligning business strategies with e-readiness strategies. For an organisation to be e-ready, a total of 24 factors have been identified across three major issues: People, Process and Technology (and the synergy between them). In this respect, the e-readiness initiative of the organisation must be people and process led, using technology as an enabler. This paper investigates the initiation, development and practice of e-readiness of nations, and presents a case for possible adoption for organisations in the built environment arena.