Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove announced the 330-page, Levelling Up whitepaper late last week, with the report introducing 12 national ‘missions’ that will look to address geographical, economical and societal inequality. The report has since drawn recognition and scorn in equal measure, with critics pointing to rehashed elements from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 2019 manifesto…
By Ian Jagger Cloud protagonists might claim that one of its core impacts has been breaking down the barriers between technology and people. Let’s not just think about this in Joe Public terms, as beneficiaries of interactions through-and-with technology, but also the gatekeepers to data centers, the behemoth buildings that developed into the muscle that…
Riverford Organic Farmers is a 100% co-ownership organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company, founded in Devon, England, with sister farms in three locations around the country. Through the pandemic, it’s seen unprecedented growth. Customer demand doubled, remote work became the norm and sustainability a key focus on the company’s agenda — all…
The value of measuring the IQ and EQ of leaders, regardless of their profession, is widely understood. But forward-thinking organizations are now turning their attention to quantifying a less talked about set of abilities, known as digital quotient (DQ). Just like IQ and EQ, developing strong DQ can help organizations and individuals collaborate more effectively,…
We now live in the age of agility—where all parts of businesses are rushing to digitization. In the face of these rapidly changing market dynamics, many IT organizations find themselves under-resourced to handle the increasing expectations for their employees to adapt. Some of the leading organizations in the world are using this momentum to push…
AI is increasingly becoming a business imperative. Nine in 10 Fortune 1000 companies are not only investing in AI, but are increasing those investments, with 92% reporting measurable business benefits from their current AI use — up from 72% in 2020 and just 28% in 2018, according to a 2022 NewVantage Partners executive survey. Still,…
Tim Dickson is CIO of Wisconsin-based Generac Power Systems, a $2.5 billion public company best known for its home standby power generators and the widest range of portable power products on the market today. Dickson joined Generac in August, 2020, reporting directly to the CEO in the newly created CIO position that is at the…
Skill shortages are preventing Dutch companies from realising their business potential. With a thriving tech ecosystem and highly-skilled pool of professionals, Nigeria offers a solution to the Netherlands’ IT talent gap. On 17 February, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Netherlands-African Business Council, and Unioncamere Piemonte are hosting a Virtual Scoping Mission to Nigeria,…
Fostering innovation, providing deep insights, and creating new services and opportunities, data professionals today are highly valued by businesses. Data scientists and data architects can create automated systems for gathering data in real time, refining it into actionable findings, and putting information to work in new ways that ultimately serve customers better and allow your…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software If you asked me five years ago if I thought hybrid cloud was a cop out – a misinformed strategy for businesses that weren’t ready to transform hard enough – I probably would have said yes. I saw the allure of the cloud native narrative and didn’t understand why…