The Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Nokia is a key stone in Nokia's innovation and vision efforts (self described as a network of researchers and though leaders). CTO.nokia.com is a recently launched site which is intended to help to spread OCTO's vision of the mobile future and engage the outside world. It is a sister site to research.nokia.com and will feature editorial content from Nokia and selected third parties.

There's already some insightful content on the site, the first topic is a look at how the mobile industry is set to take advantage of nanoscience. There also a blog from Nokia's current CTO Bob Iannucci.

You can read more information about plans for the site here, a short extract is below:

Since Nokia embraced the Open Innovation research model two years ago, the collective work of OCTO extends far out into a global network of researchers and thought leaders at universities, think tanks, and the broader industry. OCTO’s eight hundred or so employees are its heart, but this broader community is becoming ever more critical to its success. Sharing OCTO’s vision for the future of mobility with the worldwide community, sparking an active dialogue, and fostering feedback channels are all necessary for bringing OCTO’s ideas to ever-higher thresholds.

The initial set of content revolves around blogs from Bob Iannucci, internal staff, and eventually external partners. There is also information on upcoming speaking events where OCTO and NRC staff will be presenting, and a stream of news stories that impact Nokia and the mobility industry as a whole.

In the upcoming months further content, features and new communications capabilities will be added to the site, evolving it into a full bilateral communications portal going forward.

It is great to see Nokia continuing to role out these types of initiatives. Interacting with the community through sites like CTO.nokia.com, Nokia Conversations, Forum Nokia Blogs, Nokia Beta Labs and the S60 Blogs not only sends a general positive message, but also opens up opportunities for discussion which will be to the benefit of all.

With all these avenues opening up it would be good to see a central gateway and, ideally, aggregator, leading to all these resources. Blogs.Nokia.com or Connecting.Nokia.com perhaps? A single point of entry would make it easier for interested parties to find and follow these resources. And why not expand this list at the same time?

Here's a screenshot overview of the site: