BBC sets out its technology roadmap
Summary: The corporation has published the strategy it hopes will lay the foundations for the technology it will use and develop over the next few years
The BBC has published the strategy it hopes will lay the foundations for the technology it will use and develop over the next few years.
According to the BBC's chief technology officer, John Linwood, the strategy aims to address the changing needs of the corporation, as well as new audience behaviours driven by technology.
The strategy, published on Tuesday, sets out a long-term view for the BBC's technology future, covering four main areas: focusing on core technological building blocks, such as networking and storage; being connected and collaborative, including through the use of flexible and remote working; fostering innovative use of technology; and ensuring value for money.
For more on this story, see BBC sets out tech future: Small suppliers, simple systems and standards on silicon.com.
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What do they "need"?
I do not understand what the "needs" of the BBC are. I was always under the impression that the BBC was there to satisfy the "needs" of us licence taxpaying customers, to provide our need for accurate news and information and to provide good entertainment.
The only "needs" that I can see the BBC having are the "needs" to maintain a good economy and avoid empire building and waste.