EUROPE user context of an issue or requirement before applying an innovative approach to designing technical and business solutions that enable the using organisation to achieve and surpass its strategic plans . Having left operating across Africa , Launder looked for a UK based challenge to enable him to be closer to his young family , having been out of the UK for some time he also wanted to challenge the thinking that IT resource and knowledge is aligned to the industry it ’ s in , believing and knowing that if you are exceptional and passionate about the work you do then industry borders are not barriers . This is certainly true as he moved into higher education as an IT Director at Coventry University and now leads the role of Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer responsible for engagement , innovation and digital strategy whilst at the same time conducting a part-time research Doctorate in business administration looking to develop an operating framework that enables organisational strategy processes to effectively manage digital disruptive episodes , enabling him to combine study with work for the benefit of both .
99 academics and our students to understand current digital literacy levels , we are then taking that knowledge to promote , train and educate at the right level on how to get the most from our supported products and services . The best way to do that with our student body , we ’ re finding , is actually working with students who present back to fellow students so that the message is pitched in the right language and tone .”
Office 365 and Windows 10 have been two of the latest successful deployments across all staff and student facing desktop and laptop devices – of which there are over 12,000 , and Launder also points towards the importance of close
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Simon Launder , Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer
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