• Kaiser Permanente's CIO aims to make healthcare more delightful

  By John Gallant | 02 May, 2012 23:32

  With the U.S. Supreme Court now debating the fate of the so-called 'Obamacare' legislation passed in 2010, healthcare has been much in the news of late -- and not much of the news about healthcare is very good.

• CIOs: Will you be relevant in 2017?

  By Adam Hartung | 01 May, 2012 06:22

  When computing costs dropped like a proverbial stone after 1970, it created a remarkable opportunity for businesses to improve operations and grow. Suddenly, "the guys in the basement" became the IT department, and the data center manager became a very powerful CIO. This new role wielded a large budget and incredible control as companies invested heavily in enterprise applications, immense data repositories and thousands of PCs.

• CIOs can be chief innovation officers, too

  By Peter High | 01 March, 2012 01:34

  We've all noticed that CIOs are acquiring responsibilities outside of IT. Examples include David Johns of Owens Corning (CIO and chief supply chain officer), Sheleen Quish of Ameristar Casinos (CIO and SVP of HR), and Karl Salnoske of GXS (CIO and EVP of service delivery).

• MyCyberTwin speaks about winning ATS Patron Awards, company growth

  By Lisa Banks | 01 December, 2011 14:01

  Aussie artificial intelligence company, MyCyberTwin, has spoken about its recent win at the New South Wales Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) Patron Awards.

• Startup Q&A: Punt Club founder Jason Neave

  By Lisa Banks | 23 November, 2011 10:15

  Founder and CEO of Punt Club, Jason Neave, talks about his growing business, innovation and why Aussies are making their mark in the startup world.

• Harness disruption or become obsolete: Forrester

  By Georgina Swan | 05 April, 2011 18:03

  Five years ago, Nokia dominated the smartphone market. How quickly things change. But before you sit back and think, ‘that won’t happen to me’, take a look at the competitive environment in which your company operates. Daunting, isn’t it?

• How to Make Time for Strategy

  By Martha Heller | 23 April, 2010 04:46

  Last week I asked a CIO roundtable which elements of the CIO Paradox they found most challenging. One item that showed up on every CIO's top-three list was "You were hired to be strategic, but you are forced to spend most of your time on operational issues." I spoke to five of the Council's most strategy-minded CIOs about how they managed to get out of the operational morass.

• Taming the Knowledge Towers

  By Rodney Gedda | 09 April, 2010 05:03

  With a diverse business unit portfolio that includes direct mail, call centres and electronic document management, Salmat CIO David Hackshall is working hard to instil a culture of collaborative knowledge management at the company and turn innovation into efficiency.

• Why Crowdsourcing Isn't Always Wise

  By Kim S. Nash | 26 March, 2010 09:07

  Your book, You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto, challenges the value of crowdsourcing. What's wrong with the hive mind on the Internet?

• Docs management, HR up innovation at NSW Parliament

  By Rodney Gedda | 30 March, 2010 08:24

  Automating manual document processing and HR administration has helped NSW Parliament foster a culture of innovation, without committing to large IT projects.

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