Blog | 21 February 2023
Why a digital collaboration platform?
How many different digital tools do you have open right now? Maybe you just came out of a digital meeting where you had a presentation open. Then a colleague writes that it's time for coffee at the same time as you were just about to finish writing that news item and click on publish. Then you have at least four programs open in different tools, in different places in different interfaces. How did this happen and what are the alternatives?
At the end of 2022, eSam presented the results of the Digital Collaboration Platform project, also known as dSam. They have been working on developing options and proposals for legal and appropriate collaboration tools. What became clear was that there are challenges in creating a common user experience when it comes to digital tools.
As with all productivity tools, such as chat, video conferencing and document management, they need to be put into context to achieve maximum impact. Otherwise, they risk becoming digital islands that divide employees instead of uniting them. A common user experience is simply a must to meet tomorrow's digital collaboration demands.
New tools for collaboration
The main reason for acquiring new digital collaboration tools is to have tools that are GDPR compliant and meet the regulatory requirements of the public sector. As it has been difficult to find alternative legal services, there are organisations that lack certain digital tools.
In addition to the challenge of finding legal alternative services, the digital workplace has changed with the pandemic. More and more workplaces have become hybrid, which places higher demands on collaboration tools. Time is money and therefore new effective digital tools are needed. The focus should be on collaboration and not messing with technology.
5 benefits of a digital collaboration platform in Sitevision
- Easy to integrate collaboration tools recommended by dSam
- All digital tools in one place. For example, you will be able to easily access documents from NextCloud or can start video meetings via Jitsi.
- Accessibility built in from the start according to WCAG AA
- Collaboration is enabled inside and outside the organisation
- All data is protected, managed and stored according to current legislation
At the end of the day, the same challenges remain: being able to work effectively and collaborate. The difference now is doing it in a safe, secure and legal way. What's more, with Sitevision, you can create a common user experience for employees. Because by using Sitevision as the foundation of your digital collaboration platform, you get a user-friendly and powerful publishing tool where you can also easily integrate digital collaboration tools.
Many of the tools that dSam recommends are in the works or available in our Marketplace. And with modules from the Marketplace, you can easily install applications in Sitevision that are available to all employees. All modules that you find in the Marketplace are reviewed and quality assured by us before they are published. In addition, the modules are updated every night to be in top shape at all times. There are already modules for Jitsi, Quickchannel and Screen9 in the Marketplace.
