CIO50 nominations open
The search is on for the most innovative CIOs, CTOs and CDOs, and best ICT-enabled community programmes in New Zealand
The search is on for the most innovative CIOs, CTOs and CDOs, and best ICT-enabled community programmes in New Zealand
Technology and digital leaders share ‘real-world’ stories of how organisations - already on the digital transformation path - can continue to realign IT to engage, compete and grow. The breakfast forum in Wellington featured presentations by NZQA CIO Lukasz Zawilski on ‘NZQA’s digital transformation: getting the culture right, challenging the norm'; Stats NZ chief digital officer Chris Buxton on ‘what digital first means for today’s business leaders’; and Zoho president Raj Sabhlok on ‘IT in the cloud era’. Vince Warnock, digital marketing manager at Cigna and Wayne Loke, senior manager for strategy, planning and performance at Stats NZ, joined the group for a panel discussion on steps organisations are taking to thrive in the digital era. The CIO and Computerworld New Zealand event, in partnership with Zoho, was also held in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne.
Over 90 per cent of suppliers involved in testing Marketplace are NZ-based SMBs, says Government Digital Services Minister Clare Curran.
“As key players in the technology and analytics field, you have a role to play in ensuring that the future we shape is inclusive and fair.”
… and ICT leaders need to behave like entrepreneurs and ‘a bit like startups’.
Digital transformation may promise critical benefits for the companies undertaking it, but it's also delivering a major boost to IT spending around the world.
“There's no one correct way to design a CDO office - its structure and strength depends on how it is used by the evolving organisation."
CIO New Zealand launches inaugural CIO100 awards for Innovation, Digital Transformation and ICT-enabled Community programs.
"I would now re-write the scope and case for the role of the CDO as follows..."
Should CIOs be threatened by CDOs, or embrace them? Three top CIOs share their perception of the emerging role and what it will mean for business.