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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health. For the Institute to fulfill this vital public health mission, it must foster innovative thinking and ensure that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience.
Intranet security is no less important-it's arguably more important-than website security and general internet access security. In fact, the discrepancy in emphasis in security among these things is analogous to a building with three walls: Some parts may be solid, but a sound complete structure is not built, and additions to the existing walls don't really improve overall security.
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International Intranets Don't Manage, Govern he global intranet manager should govern the intranet, not manage it. The word "governance" is often used to cover both, but we should make a distinction. Governance is a steering framework that defines strategic goals, decision-making (who and how), accountability, and procedures for reconciling differences. Management, on the other hand, refers to how the governance decisions and principles are put into practice.
If your organization is not using social media to engage employees, it is risking obsolescence. A BusinessWeek cover story on corporate blogging in February 2009-more than 18 months ago-stated that, "For companies, resistance to social media is futile. ... Your competitors are already there."
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Designing Intranets: Creating Sites That Work; IntranetLounge
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