As technology continues to evolve it plays an integral role in
augmenting Board Members’ fiduciary responsibilities in overseeing an
organization’s strategic and tactical initiatives. To be an effective board
member that adds true value, there should be a high level of responsiveness,
workflow efficiency and full engagement before, during, and after meetings. The
introduction of Mobile applications for Board members provides solutions to these
needs. Mobile devices have become a leading solution for optimizing board
meetings and accessing data securely because they:
1.Facilitate effective
oversight of internal processes and compliance controls
2.Increase the speed of
communication and engagement from the Corporate Secretarial staff to Board
Members and Key Executives
3.Provide a cost effective
solution to manage expenses related to Board Meetings and functions
Mobile Technology continues to be a crucial part of any
organization’s ecosystem and over the past several years has become especially
important in the boardrooms across the globe. As companies continue to embrace
new technology and applications across their business lines, they also must
bear in mind that providing options is essential. Recently Microsoft released
its own tablet called Surface™ which
coincided with their release of their new operating system, Windows8, further
evidencing that Mobile is here to stay both at the enterprise level as well as
inside the Boardroom.
At NASDAQ OMX we have developed mobile apps with tech savvy board
member in mind. Aside from the Directors Desk HD iPad app,
we also have recently released the Directors Desk Windows 8 Edition Mobile App because we
understand that board members require options. Board members have the option to
use an iPad or any Windows8 powered mobile devices when preparing for or
reviewing materials within the meetings. The new Directors Desk Windows 8
Edition Mobile App is designed to enable anytime mobile access to the board
meeting information as well as voting, making annotations to the documents,
viewing materials, searching or reading documents in different formats (PDFs,
OneNote files) all on the Tablet. The Application streamlines the director
board meeting experience by keeping all documentation in one central and secure
location. For any Board Member that is more familiar with and comfortable with
Microsoft products and operating systems, this is a great alternative option.
When managing board meetings, board members not riding the mobile
technology wave should begin thinking how to work smarter not harder and
leveraging mobile devices is the answer.
Kevin Asuncion
Managing Director, Product Owner
NASDAQ OMX I Directors Desk
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