CIO OPINION
CIO
opinion
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THE AIM OF THIS
TEAM IS TO ‘JUMP START’
INNOVATION, AND THIS
MIGHT BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
ENGAGING IN HACKATHONS
AND IDEATION.
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Derek Bose, Applications Country Leader, Oracle SA & SADC
Leading through
co-operation
By better aligning the
goals and strategies of
business and technology,
Derek Bose, Applications
Country Leader, Oracle
SA & SADC, says CIOs and
their decision-making
counterparts can realise
the full value of
IT innovation.
O
ver the past year, some of the
technology news dominating
the headlines in South Africa
relates to the rise in adoption of cloud,
the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial
Intelligence (AI), and robotics. We
are clearly entering an era of hyper
innovation in South Africa, in which
organisations will be enabled to pursue
new business models and improve
operational efficiencies.
Innovative technologies have a major
impact on business processes and
outcomes. Still, IT decision makers and
their counterparts in various lines of
business (LoBs) have different views
as to what they wish to achieve from
technology investments.
In a study conducted by global IT
advisory firm IDC, IT respondents
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highlighted that they wished to improve
operations, gain a competitive advantage
and pursue new lines of business. Lines of
business prioritised improving customer
experience, gaining a competitive edge,
and creating new business models.
While both IT decision makers and
LoBs agree that they need to sustain
a competitive position, they must also
agree upon a strategy by which that can
be achieved. The success or failure of an
organisation’s Digital Transformation
(DX) initiatives will depend heavily on the
way business and IT engage.
There are three different models that
decision makers can consider, with the
choice of model determined by the
organisation’s technology and talent
resources, as well as internal processes
and culture.
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