New business possibilities are generally closely related to IT-innovations which put new demands on IT-development, i.e. IT-enabled business renewal.
The increased use of systems packages, such as enterprise systems (ES), has drastically changed the development process. The software industry is going from “tailor made” information systems to systems ‘off the shelf’. New opportunities have appeared, but new problems in control and efficiency are also observed. Infrastructural changes should also be taken into consideration, both internally and inter-organisationally: IT-based networks, the connected economy, and e-communication in society as a whole.
The centre combines two perspectives: the IT perspective (the IT specialist view) dealing with analysis and development of information system and ICT, and the Business perspective (IT-enabled renewal in firms, organisations and society).
The centre is also manifested through four research perspectives:
