Wikipedia CI Competitive intelligence essentially means understanding and learning what's happening in the world outside your business so you can be as competitive as possible. It means learning as much as possible—as soon as possible—about your industry in general, your competitors, or even your county's particular zoning rules. In short, it empowers you to anticipate and face challenges head on.[1] Key points of this definition: Competitive intelligence is an ethical and legal business practice, as opposed to industrial espionage, which is illegal. A more focused definition of CI regards it as the organizational function responsible for the early identification of risks and opportunities in the market before they become obvious. Historic development[edit] Accepting the importance of competitive intelligence, major multinational corporations, such as ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble, and Johnson and Johnson, have created formal CI units. Product – what are people selling? Recent trends[edit] Ethics[edit]
European University Association EUA is the result of a merger between the Association of European Universities (CRE) and the Confederation of European Union Rectors' Conferences. The merger took place in Salamanca on 31 March 2001. See also[edit] External links[edit] Official website The Association of Commonwealth Universities Business Model Fab EMUA Homepage | East Midlands Universities Association | EMUA
Wikipedia: Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries.[2] History[edit] In 1912, the University of London took the initiative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire. They decided they needed a "bureau of information." Its affairs would be handled by a committee representing universities at home and abroad. In 1913 the office opened as the Universities Bureau of the British Empire. Dr Anastasios Christodoulou was the Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 1980 to 1996. In 1986, Queen Elizabeth II became patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. References[edit] External links[edit] Association of Commonwealth Universities
What Is Competitive Intelligence? Established in 1996, Cipher Systems is a strategic and competitive intelligence consulting firm that supports decision makers across industries and around the world. Cipher specializes in hard-to-answer custom strategic research questions, and can deliver the information you need to make better business decisions. Our analysts specialize in difficult-to-collect primary research and in-depth secondary support and analysis. Supported by our own technology team, we create customized solutions that provide a blend of technology and research expertise to ably address your most difficult intelligence needs. Cipher is based outside of Washington, DC in Annapolis, MD, with offices in San Diego, CA, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Zug, Switzerland. Competitive Intelligence Consulting and Custom Strategic Research. Competitive Intelligence Software. Begin a Conversation with Cipher
The Association of Commonwealth Universities Wikipedia: Irish Universities Association The Irish Universities’ Association (IUA) (Irish: Cumann Ollscoileanna Éireann) is the representative body of the seven Irish universities and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square, Dublin. The IUA is a non-profit making body, in 1972 the five Heads of Irish Universities decided to establish a conference to provide a forum for joint action on matters of common concern to the universities, it was created in the late 1970s as the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (CHIU)(Irish: Comhghairm Cheannairí Ollscoileanna Éireann) and was formally incorporated in 1997 with charitable status and adopted its current name in 2005. The mission of the IUA is to collectively formulate and pursue policies which advance education and research in the universities of the Republic of Ireland. The IUA Council consists of the presidents/provosts of each college and in addition there are five standing groups, viz; Financial, Research, Registrar, HR and Secretaries. Members of the IUA[edit]
Inteligencia colectiva La inteligencia colectiva es una forma de inteligencia que surge de la colaboración y concurso de muchos individuos o seres vivos de una misma especie. Hoy es un término generalizado de la cibercultura o la sociedad del conocimiento. Aparece en una amplia variedad de formas de toma de decisiones consensuada en bacterias, animales, seres humanos y computadoras. Pero el estudio de la inteligencia colectiva puede ser considerado más destacadamente dentro del subcampo de la Sociología, de las ciencias de la computación y del comportamiento de masas, un campo que estudia el comportamiento colectivo desde el nivel de quarks hasta el nivel de las bacterias, plantas, animales y sociedades humanas. George Pór definió el fenómeno de la inteligencia colectiva como "la capacidad de las comunidades humanas de evolucionar hacia un orden de una complejidad y armonía mayor, tanto por medio de mecanismos de innovación, como de diferenciación e integración, competencia y colaboración Historia[editar]