Why is an efficient data communication system critical to an organization?

Australian Government announces cost and time benefits from using Cisco TelePresence™

Australian Government announces cost and time benefits from using Cisco TelePresence™

The Australian government decided to use Cisco TelePresence because they wanted to find a way to do the business of government more efficiently. The government was looking for ways they could reduce the travel for face-to-face meetings, but also recognizing the busy lives of administers and their counterparts in their state and territory jurisdictions. Cisco TelePresence is a form of high-definition videoconferencing; it is immersive, life-size, and has spatial-audio. The Australian government has managed to save over $5 million, made greenhouse gas savings (over a million kilograms), and saved over $70,000 per meeting.

Discussion Question:

Why is an efficient data communication system critical to an organization? List some of the ways data communication technologies affect the workplace.