Accelerated digital transformation abated COVID-19’s negative effect on IT spending. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total US$3.9 trillion in 2021, an increase of 6.2 per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IT spending declined 3.2 per cent in 2020 as CIOs prioritized spending…
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Without improving digital competencies, finance departments will likely struggle to fully benefit from a range of incoming investments. CIOs must educate CFOs on important technologies finance teams need to reach goals in 2021. CFOs will fail to realize the full value of new technology investments unless their staff are equipped…
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The Information Services department consists of Infrastructure, Systems and Records teams. Australia’s Queensland Government is looking to hire a CIO, who will lead and manage the information services team for the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). Reporting to the Commissioner, the CIO will lead and manage the Information Services…
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Victor Lam, CIO of Government Hong Kong gives an insight on HK’s technology Digital identity is one of the hottest topics in today’s digital world and an important infrastructure for smart city development. Traditionally, many of our public services use certain identity documents such as passport or identity card as…
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Will streamline processes as well as evaluate and implement new and integrated systems and tools. Global athletic foot and clothing wear company Foot Locker has appointed Himanshu Parikh as senior VP, CIO. Parikh will oversee the execution of the next generation of Foot Locker’s strategic technology agenda in support of…
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Australian footwear manufacturer, Blundstone Australia is looking for a group CIO to start immediately with the company. Reporting to the joint-CEOs, the GCIO will have executive responsibility for the information technology and data analytics strategies and functions of the business, including its administrative policies and processes. This hands on GCIO will provide strategic and technical leadership and…
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Jason Pun, assistant government CIO (Cyber Security & Digital Identity) talks through cyber security in HK. The cyber security landscape in Hong Kong, according to the figures of the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT), has about 6,300 incident reports in the first three quarters of 2020.…
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Lin Weiqiao, JP, Government CIO Hong Kong made a speech at the Beijing-Hong Kong Information Service Industry Cooperation With the advent of the era of big data, the country has upgraded the development and application of big data as a national strategy as early as 2015. According to the “Research…
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Growing demand for e-commerce has led to an increased requirement of hardware and software solutions. Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continue to leverage IT consulting for better understanding, analysis, management, implementation, and deployment of technologies for agile business strategy. Against this backdrop, consulting services market in the region is…
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Investments made in enterprise software, IT services and communication services in 2020. IT spending in India is projected to total US$81.9 billion in 2021, an increase of per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total US $79.3 billion, down…
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