REPORT

Enterprise 2.0 in Germany -- Prevalence, opportunities and challenges (11/2007)
Berlecon report commissioned by CoreMedia

30 pages
Topic: Mobility & Business Communications

Target Group

The study supports corporate decision makers in planning Enterprise 2.0 concepts and technologies.

Summary

The study commissioned by CoreMedia delivers a snapshot of the state of Enterprise 2.0 in Germany. It is based on a representative survey among the management staff of 156 German companies from knowledge-intensive industries with more than 100 employees.

Scope of the survey:

• What are the current key challenges within the company regarding collaboration and the exchange of knowledge and information?
• How have these challenges evolved in the last few years?
• What is the position of companies as regards the relevance and benefit of Web 2.0 applications?
• How extensively are Web 2.0 applications being used and what are the reasons given for not using them in the company?
• What are the driving forces within the company for the implementation of Web 2.0 concepts and technologies?

The results of the survey show, that there is still a lack of awareness and clarity concerning benefits of Enterprise 2.0. Only a fraction of the companies have implemented Web 2.0 applications like wikis, blogs or social networks company-wide or across departmental boundaries. Although around half of the respondents believe that Web 2.0 will be part of daily company business in the future, the concrete benefits for the companies are still unclear. Nearly 90 % of the respondents have experienced an increased demand for efficient collaboration and the exchange of knowledge. Many of them don´t feel adequately supported in this by their ITC.