The Customer Magazine 3|2010
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Turning Challanges into Opportunities
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The New Digital Wonderland
Web 2.0 is already passé, at least in comparison to the impending Internet of Things and Internet of Services. These phenomena will radically change the business world and our everyday lives - including providing new opportunities for growth.
30.04.2009
VNSG’s Strong and Lively Network
By: Sarah Kellman, SAP AG
The Netherlands may be a small country, but this nation has never seen its size or its borders as an impediment. This country established a vast network of trading posts that at one time stretched across the globe.
Léo Apotheker, co-CEO of SAP, delivering his keynote at VNSG Congress (Photo: VNSG Congress, Frank van Dam Fotografie)
This spirit of moving beyond borders and expanding networks is still alive and strong in the Netherlands today, so it’s only fitting that the theme of the 2009 VNSG Annual Congress was “Without Borders”.
But it wasn’t just physical borders that the VNSG (Vereniging Nederlandstalige SAP Gebruikers, or Association of Dutch-speaking SAP users) had in mind when it chose the conference theme. The current economic crisis underscores how borders are increasingly blurred in a global economy, with once strictly regional developments now rapidly impacting today’s global business networks.
Strengthening collaboration
Established in 1988, the VNSG is the oldest SAP user group. Its annual congress is a highly anticipated event among its member base and truly exemplifies the spirit of collaboration. VNSG chairman Tonnie van der Horst kicked off the 2009 congress with a keynote that emphasized the importance of user groups, calling upon VNSG members to further strengthen their collaboration in light of the current economic climate.
“It’s time to share ideas,” he said. “We must work together and cooperate”.
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