The state of digital transformation in 2020

The past year has seen many businesses question exactly how transformational digital transformation really is. The answer, as with all IT initiatives, depends on the scope of the ambition, the skill of the leadership, and the ultimate degree of business impact. Yet we’ve seen a pattern emerge: Those with transformational aspirations discover that boil-the-ocean schemes…

6 digital transformation success stories

More companies are building digital capabilities that deliver business efficiency or top-line revenue growth in 2020. But the progress of Big Bang digital transformations vary — as does executives’ understanding of what that entails. Sixty-six percent of CIOs said they are transforming their businesses, but based on those respondents’ descriptions of their digital initiatives the number is…

CIO to CDO: A new role for Peter Radich

Peter Radich is the new chief digital officer at New Zealand Health Group, the country’s largest provider of home and community services, including home support, nursing, rehab and behavioural support.  Radich wraps up more than eight and a half years stint as CIO at Abano Healthcare Group. Radich led the migration of the group’s brands –…

4 tech recruitment trends to watch in 2020

Heading into a new decade, what are the standout trends in the technology space that is going to impact the skills in demand? Potentia shares four trends to prepare for: The answer lies in the computer Day-to-day business decisions are becoming increasingly data-backed.  The contemporary approach to constructing design, services and products (and more recently…

Technology and trust run in parallel at NZ Police

“We are very clear…there is no such thing as status quo here. We have to keep looking into the future.” For Mark Evans, deputy chief executive, service delivery at NZ Police, this perspective is important as ICT is increasingly becoming a critical component of policing. At the recent Technology for Transformation (T4T) Summit in Wellington,…