Africa is undergoing a remarkable transformation, rebuilding the foundations of its economy with new value-creating digital infrastructure. The World Bank has been coordinating a “Digital Economy Initiative for Africa” which aims to ensure that every individual, business, and government in Africa is digitally enabled by 2030. These efforts are clearly working. Africa’s digital economy and…
Telefonica is setting ambitious targets in areas like renewable electricity usage to hit objectives which will both help the planet and increase efficiency. In doing so, the company is enabling its customers to reduce their emissions as the world steps up its efforts to combat climate change. Daniel Ribaya González, director of cloud products and…
Developing new products and services that will “wow” customers is a full-time commitment—especially in a fast-paced digital world. Companies providing financial services are under constant pressure from the threat of agile fintechs and ever-changing customer expectations. To stay ahead, they need to offer value, self-service and apps that engage and inspire customers. Building best-in-class cloud…
Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, businesses have been taking part to contribute in pursuing net zero and achieve emission reduction targets. For Petrosea — a multi-disciplinary mining, infrastructure, and oil and gas services company in Indonesia — attention shifted to pursuing more sustainable operations with lower carbon emissions. A complex undertaking for mining concerns…
Enterprise applications are changing at a more rapid pace than ever. The result is that many enterprises have hybrid-driven, multivendor IT environments. This creates a challenge for the IT organization — how to effectively operate, manage, and support an increasingly complex technology portfolio. CIOs need a technology support model that is agile and responsive, yet…
Generative AI is likely the most heavily hyped technology innovation since the World Wide Web during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. And while many companies oversold the internet’s capabilities—at least, at the time—it has undoubtedly transformed enterprise technology and modern life over the past two decades. Generative AI seems to be following the…
Each executive has a unique career path that brought him or her to the C-suite. That’s as true for CIOs as any other enterprise leader. Yet the leading tech execs who make up CIO’s 2023 CIO Hall of Fame share many of the same attributes, attitudes, and ambitions. Moreover, they agree that those characteristics as…
Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle. The methodology takes an iterative approach to development, breaking down work into small, manageable cycles called “sprints” to focus on continuous improvement in the development of a…
AI never sleeps. With every new claim that AI will be the biggest technological breakthrough since the internet, CIOs feel the pressure mount. For every new headline, they face a dozen new questions. Some are basic: What is generative AI? Others are more consequential: How do we diffuse AI through every dimension of our business?…
A robust healthcare sector is testament to a nation’s commitment to the well-being of its citizens. Over the past few years, the industry grappled with formidable challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on both human lives and the healthcare system. However, some leaders embraced the challenge, skillfully navigating the tribulations of healthcare. They emerged…