The MATISSE Smarter Working Partners

Although the 2007/08 Hampshire focussed MATISSE Smarter-Working initiative is being implemented by the eHampshire Partnership, this SEEDA sponsored initiative is very much a partnership programme.

 

To find out more about the MATISSE pilot phase partners, please follow the links below to access the Mobile, Teleworking, Homeworking, ICT and Broadband focused areas of our partners’ websites.

The Business Link e-business and innovation team is a key partner in the MATISSE Smarter-Working programme. Business advisors can provide specialist impartial guidance on ICT including the technology considerations related to Smarter-Working. Click on the link below to get a fuller flavour of the type of ICT related support and advice the team provides for the many thousands of micro and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in their region. www.businesslinksoutheast.co.uk

British Telecom (BT)
BT is one of the largest if not the largest exponents of Smarter-Working including home based Teleworking. BT’s commitment to Teleworking came into prominence through it’s participation in ‘SUSTEL’ (Sustainable Telework) the European Community/Information Society Technology Programme as part of its Options 2000/Workabout Programme.

Today, around 9,500 staff work from home and a further 63,000 work independently from multiple locations. The BT experience is so good that it now offers consultancy services to clients under it’s ‘BT Workstyle’ Banner.

Further information is available on http://www.btinsights.co.uk/flexibleworkingresources and at http://www.insight.bt.com/Topics/Where-you-work/

 

 
The South East England Development Agency sponsored the original MATISSE Teleworking Pilot in 2006 and has invested further monies to enable the baselining activity and trial roll-out programme in Hampshire during 2007/08. The MATISSE Smarter-Working programme is seen as contributing to at least 10 of the 14 aims of SEEDA's regional economic strategy (RES) designed to facilitate sustainable economic growth across the region. To see more information on SEEDA's ICT related programmes, other major programmes or to download a copy of the RES go to www.seeda.co.uk

The MATISSE Smarter-Working initiative is being overseen and project managed by Hampshire County Council’s Economic Development Office in Winchester. More information on the variety of services provided by the department for Hampshire Businesses is can be found on the Hantsweb Business Portal

 

247 Virtual.com - Virtual, ICT and Internet services designed to cost effectively implement flexible and home based working

 

Cobweb Solutions Limited - managed (hosted) email and document management solutions for mobile & home workers

 

Computer Assets Limited - helping organisations meet the challenge of change and remote team management

 

Datacom - Basingstoke based specialist provider offering complete end-to-end  web and video conferencing

 

Horwood Consultants Limited - advising businesses on Performance Measurement and Improvement

 

Multitime - Remote working time management and time recording solutions

 

Networking Fundamentals - IT & Networking specialists focused on the needs of the SME Marketplace

 

Ozone Conferencing - Travel and ozone protecting phone and web conferencing solutions

 

Sandi Lamb Associates - consultancy, training and counselling solutions to organisations and individuals embracing change

 

Skills for Business Training Limited -  training and facilitated workshops designed to maximise business effectiveness

 

Sustainable Business Partnership - encourages businesses (especially SMEs) to adopt sustainable business practices. 

 

Taylor Made Computer Solutions -  IT and training solutions for businesses, education, local authorities and charities

 

Technilink iT Limited - digital conferencing solutions helping organisations squeeze more into their business day   

 

In listing these organisations, this does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the eHampshire Partnership.