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  • Rohan Davidson, CIO Rio Tinto Iron Ore

    As CIO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore group Rohan Davidson plays a critical role in overseeing the IT requirements of the operations the mining company owns and manages across North America and Australia. In Western Australia’s Pilbarra region alone, for example, Rio Tinto operates a network of 14 mines, three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned heavy freight railway in Australia, which spans 1400 kilometres.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 09 Dec. 11 07:00

  • Rohan Davidson, CIO Rio Tinto Iron Ore

    As CIO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore group Rohan Davidson plays a critical role in overseeing the IT requirements of the operations the mining company owns and manages across North America and Australia. In Western Australia’s Pilbarra region alone, for example, Rio Tinto operates a network of 14 mines, three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned heavy freight railway in Australia, which spans 1400 kilometres.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 08 Dec. 11 14:17

  • Vito Forte, CIO, Fortescue Metals Group

    After joining the Fortescue Metals Group as CIO in January 2011, Vito Forte now leads the company’s IT department as it assists the resources industry giant to keep pace with its strategy of rapid growth and expansion. In this interview, he talks to CIO about Fortescue’s transformation plans, the rise of Cloud and mobile technologies, and why, when it comes to IT innovation, culture eats strategy for breakfast.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 08 Dec. 11 07:00

  • Vito Forte, CIO, Fortescue Metals Group

    After joining the Fortescue Metals Group as CIO in January 2011, Vito Forte now leads the company’s IT department as it assists the resources industry giant to keep pace with its strategy of rapid growth and expansion. In this interview, he talks to CIO about Fortescue’s transformation plans, the rise of Cloud and mobile technologies, and why, when it comes to IT innovation, culture eats strategy for breakfast.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 07 Dec. 11 08:16

  • CIOs to watch: ME Bank's Kathryn Hawkins

    Kathryn Hawkins is not a gadget person but she does have a soft spot for the Nintendo Wii and its fitness games. That’s because after working at not-for-profit organisation, Masonic Homes, and seeing how the Wii improved the physical and emotional wellbeing of aged residents, she decided to install a console at home.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 31 Oct. 11 09:46

  • CIOs to watch: Cochlear Australia's Mark Salmon

    Australian CIO talks about their industry, career and favourite smartphone

    Written by Chloe Herrick • 28 Oct. 11 15:42

  • Cloud computing and governance in the digital age - Part 3

    During the Saleforce.com Dreamforce event in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff sat down with some of the leaders in the industry to talk about Cloud computing and governance in the digital age. The panelincluded former US federal government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, the vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, and Burberry chief executive officer, Angela Ahrendts.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 07 Sept. 11 12:14

  • Cloud computing and governance in the digital age - Part 2

    During the Saleforce.com Dreamforce event in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff sat down with some of the leaders in the industry to talk about Cloud computing and governance in the digital age. The panel was made up the former US federal government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, the vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, and Burberry chief executive officer, Angela Ahrendts. The four leaders discussed various issues during the course of the wide ranging conversation, including best practice for Cloud computing by governments and the importance of human rights.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 06 Sept. 11 16:21
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    Cloud computing and governance in the digital age

    During the Saleforce.com Dreamforce event in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff sat down with some of the leaders in the industry to talk about Cloud computing and governance in the digital age. The panel was made up the former US federal government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, the vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, and Burberry chief executive officer, Angela Ahrendts. The four leaders discussed various issues during the course of the wide ranging conversation, including best practice for Cloud computing by governments and the importance of human rights.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 05 Sept. 11 13:37
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    NBN Co CIO: The IT leadership strategy of Australia’s new telco - Part 2

    NBN Co’s tasks are split between network construction and business-as-usual telecommunications, and few of the company’s employees could map out the same 20-year careers at the company that often herald the same position at Telstra. They share much of the history, however; many of the staff hired so far herald from chief executive, Mike Quigley’s own alma mater — Alcatel-Lucent — as well as a range of Australian and international telcos.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 16 Aug. 11 08:00

  • ABC chief information officer talks multimedia

    Ken Gallacher may be the CIO for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), but that doesn’t mean he is the sole provider of technology to the broadcasting giant. “The common theme has been about getting out there with the team and the business, especially with the business and directors that are driving and shaping our technology,” he said.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 12 April 11 11:54

  • The business of risk management

    CIO sat down with the head of actuarial studies at the Australian School of Business, University of NSW, Associate Professor John Evans, to talk risk management and the role it plays in the enterprise.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 28 Feb. 11 12:55
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    Is this the toughest CIO gig on the planet?

    The first Federal CIO of the United States, Vivek Kundra, has his work cut out for him. But as fellow CIO, Scott Stewart discovered, he has a plan.

    Written by Scott Stewart • 02 Feb. 11 08:00

  • Mobile benefits outweigh the risks: Westpac CTO

    The new paradigm of mobile banking carries with it inherent risks, but there’s no reason for consumers to be less confident about the security of their data if the right safeguards are in place, says the chief technology officer (CTO) of Westpac bank.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 28 Dec. 10 09:00

  • A&G IT director talks business continuity

    A&G insurance is probably best known for its Budget Direct insurance brand. IT director, Paul Malt, talks to CIO.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 29 Nov. 10 11:53

  • Dr Jim Goodnight talks the business of analytics

    CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks to the SAS co-founder and CEO about how CIOs can use analytics in business.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 19 Oct. 10 07:00

  • Commonweath Bank CIO talks cloud computing

    The Commonweath Bank of Australia CIO and group executive for enterprise services, Michael Harte, is serious about cloud computing. CBA wants to buy software and infrastructure as a service over a network and Harte sits on the Enterprise Cloud Leadership Council. In this extensive interview, he talks to CIO about his cloud computing strategy and the opportunity it presents to break vendor lock and create contestability.

    Written by Brad Howarth • 21 July 10 09:46

  • 9 questions to consider before insourcing outsourced IT

    Insourcing - the process of bringing back in-house IT work that had been outsourced - is in style. Bob Mathers, principal consultant with Compass Management Consulting, points to recent high-profile IT and business process outsourcing initiatives that were brought back inside Chrysler, Delta Air Lines, Barclays and AT&T as evidence of the insourcing trend.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 02 July 10 07:08

  • Clinical thinking

    Bill Vargas has been working for The Children's Hospital at Westmead for more than two decades. When he started, its use of IT was primarily concerned with corporate functions such as patient billing and demographics. Today, as the CIO of its Information Services division, Vargas and his team increasingly deploy solutions designed to improve clinical processes. He chatted with BRIAN CORRIGAN about the changing role of technology in the healthcare industry.

    Written by Brian Corrigan • 27 May 08 17:18

  • A Public Sector View of Social Networking

    Social networking outlets such as MySpace and Facebook are offering new avenues of communication for corporations and governments, but are also presenting fresh challenges to CIOs deciding how best to fit them into their business processes. Dave Nikolejsin, CIO for the Government of British Columbia, discusses his own experiences thus far in the world of Web 2.0.

    Written by Greg Enright • 03 April 08 15:10
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