The top 5 modernization concerns for CIOs (and how to address them)
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Perception vs. reality: Ten reasons why today’s cloud conversations don’t tell the whole story
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The mutation of Cloud Identity and Access Management
The mutation of Cloud Identity and Access Management IAM, a pillar of IT Security Identity and Access Management (IAM) is one of the oldest and most pervasive security controls. It is required for controlling who (user) or what (entity) is trying to establish communication, for what purpose (read, write, modify…) and if it is entitled to. Whatever the evolution of the IT in the coming decades, it will…
Data in the fight against infectious diseases
As the latest Coronavirus outbreak has again demonstrated, governments and health authorities need to act as fast as a disease spreads in order to reduce risks and quell the fears of citizens. Increasing urbanization and the rise in mobility of large populations are making containment all the harder; the ability to act effectively is therefore essential to reduce the risk of an epidemic becoming a pandemic. In the age…
Evolving as a modern e-state: A new age of government
At the beginning of this new decade, what kind of future governments will evolve given the power of new digital technologies and data now flooding our society? Governments everywhere face similar challenges. In a globalized economy, they must safeguard national security and the rule of law while stretching precious resources to meet the needs of growing populations amidst a widening wealth gap and…
Evolving as a modern e-state: Absolute e-states and data sovereignty
In today’s fast-changing world, while most governments acknowledge they must transform public services using digital technologies, many do not have a clear vision of what kind of digital nation – or ‘e-state’ – they want to be, and for what reason (other than reducing cost and striving for greater efficiency). As I’ve written in some of my blogs, I believe these countries
Evolving as a modern e-state : could governments become obsolete ?
As well as the unicorns who have introduced us to taxi, delivery and retail services we’ve never seen before, there’s been a revolution in the financial services sector that means we can now make payments without needing traditional banks. With FinTechs, we’re seeing new market entrants who can offer such speed and razor-sharp services that their traditional rivals are rapidly
Data Centers in Financial Services Industry: are you ready?
Entering 2020 brings a new sensitive subject in every CIO’s Agenda : Data Centers. When discussing this topic with many CIO and I&O managers from banks and insurance organizations across Europe in 2019, I’ve particularly felt that many Data Centers (DC) must radically evolve. It is about considering the DCs’ design, following last century’s legacy architectures, and deploy for the future so they may answer
Making university campuses safer using digital technology
All too often, we hear stories of terrible events on campuses that result in injuries, and in some cases deaths, of innocent students and staff. According to University World News1 there were over 12,700 attacks on campuses between 2013 and 2017, resulting in over 1,000 students and teachers being seriously injured or worse. In 2018, the US had its worst year on record, with 113 people killed or injured
Evolving as a modern e-state : why reinvent government services
While love might not be part of the equation, states do have long-term relationships with their citizens. It’s a kind of contract: in exchange for security, order and efficient everyday services, the citizen pays taxes and abides by the law. In the digital age, one might expect governments to deliver efficient and effective services online; after all, it’s in the contract! Yet
Realizing “Blue Ocean Strategy” through Digital Twin
Sandeep Bhan Digital Twin Program Mgr. / Global B&PS CTO Industry 4.0Murli Mohan Srinivas Digital Twin Lead / Head Industry 4.0 - Germany and member of the Scientific CommunityPosted on: February 10, 2020 The fourth industry revolution (Industry 4.0) is set bring sweeping technological changes in the IT landscape in the manufacturing industry. However, most businesses do not recognize that these changes due to digitization are an effective instrument…
Evolving as a modern e-state : the essential paradigm shift
Since the agricultural revolution, people have organized themselves into communities to grow crops, create wealth, make laws and settle disputes. Over time, public administrations evolved to maintain the rule of law; these created huge bureaucracies and tightly controlled procedures to keep updated registers and archives about their citizens. Not only that, they continually checked each citizen’s status to ensure that their records were…