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| It’s
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| The
I-Planners who launched the
I-Portal (from left): Grace,
Alvin and Stella. |
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Introducing
and implementing innovations in an organisation
does not always have to entail additional costs
for the organisation. Sometimes, all it takes
is an idea, a practical solution and a WIT
committed to realising the solution. A group
of officers from the Civil Aviation Authority
of Singapore (CAAS) managed to do just that.
In
line with an organisation-wide initiative
to encourage staff to “Do More With
Less”, CAAS officers from the Corporate
Planning/Aviation Development Division and
the Information Systems Unit decided to form
a joint WIT to work on a project.
Called the “I-Planners”,
the WIT was led by Deputy Chief
Innovation Officer Alvin Tan and
comprised two other members,
Corporate Service Officer Grace Ng and System Analyst Stella Poh.
The I-Planners decided on a challenge — to create the first-ever
CAAS Innovation Portal (I-Portal) at no cost to the organisation.
They conducted study visits to various organisations to learn about
their innovation portals. Based on the findings from these study
visits, the I-Planners collated a wish list of desirable features
they wanted to see on the CAAS I-Portal. The I-Portal was then
created using Microsoft Frontpage software. It was completed
within a week of user-testing and fine-tuning
and launched on 6 May 2003.
The I-Portal can be accessed through the CAAS intranet. It is
user-friendly and accessible to all CAAS staff. The information
on the portal
is structured according to the five thrusts of the CAAS I-Star
Framework (see this
story). Staff can read write-ups
and circulars on innovation-related events, study visits and projects,
as well as speeches and other articles. There are also useful links
to other innovation sites.
The I-Portal has met with favourable response from CAAS staff.
The I-Planners have achieved their goal to create the I-Portal
at no cost to the organisation. |
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By
Alvin Tan, CAAS
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If
you want to succeed in the world, you
must make your own opportunities.
John
B. Gough |
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