Internet of Things – Winter Is Coming? #CIOPeerForum

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By: Vladimir Vracaric The number of connected devices is expected to grow exponentially from 11 to 80 billion in the next decade. It seems that every device is being upgraded into an IoT device, from smart light bulbs that conserve electricity when no one is around, to biological sensors that detect changes in the human …

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The blockchain future Don Tapscott wants for his grandchildren #CIOPeerForum

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By: Brian Jackson, Editorial Director, IT World Canada.   In the 12 hours before taking the stage to deliver his keynote speech at the CIO Peer Forum in Toronto, author and Blockchain Research Institute co-founder Don Tapscott learned of two new grand-children brought into the world. And they weren’t twins. Tapscott’s son Alex (the other co-founder …

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How CIOCAN members celebrated International Women’s Day 2019

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Together with women all over the world, we honoured and celebrated International Women’s Day with our peers, colleagues and teams. Here are how 4 of our women in technology leaders spend the day, in their own words: Christine Day | CIO | Questrade Inc. This photo captures the spirit of what International Women’s Day looked …

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New KPIs Instigated by and to Drive Behavior Change for Digital Operations

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Authored by: Bill Keyworth, Vice President of Research, IDC Track Speaker, April 10, 2018, CIO Peer Forum Digital technologies and the new business models they fuel have significantly impacted most enterprises. Executives are called upon to leverage digital transformation (DX) to change and disrupt their business, customers, markets, and competitors. This shift is driving tremendous changes …

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What happens when technology knows more about us than we do?

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The theme of TED2018 was “The Age of Amazement”. It took place in Vancouver over 2 days in April and brought together 132 speakers from 57 countries. Poppy Crum was one of them. The CIO Peer Forum is thrilled that she will be joining us in April in Toronto as a keynote speaker. The TED …

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Healthcare. Education. Hunger. Poverty. Artificial Intelligence can solve these global problems.

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  Authored by: Zaynah Bhanji, 15-year-old machine learning and VR/AR developer. Working with companies like Google, TD, Microsoft and CIBC. Keynote Speaker, April 11, 2018, CIO Peer Forum 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. Around half of our world’s population does not have access to essential health services, such as surgical care, medicine, and proper facilities. …

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Leading CIOs Tackle the Challenge of Data

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When 30 of Canada’s leading CIOs connected at the 2018 annual CanadianCIO Summit, one of the key concerns was deriving the full value from disparate sources of data. The leaders spoke confidently as they described data as the new oil, or currency, of the business landscape, but admitted they may be falling short when it came to …

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Blockchain Insights from CIOTOR Event Nov 8

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This article is written by Claire Dobbin and Mitchell Fong There’s no question about it – Blockchain is here, it’s maturing, and it has the ability to disrupt every industry. CIOCAN partnered with TransformationWorx to host an event that went beyond introductory topics to tackle the “so what” of Blockchain implementation – what’s hype vs. …

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The Second Principle of Lean: The Value Stream

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This is part 2 in a series of blogs by Dean Doige on Lean Principles and their alignment with Digital Transformation. Have you read Part 1: Digital Lean Strategies? The old adage of People, Process, and Technology still exists with Digital. Digital is not just about digital technologies or ”things”. We all know layering new …

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5 Lessons from New Technology Leaders: Jessie Adcock, CTO, City of Vancouver

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By: Brian Jackson If anyone personifies what the future CIO of major cities around the world might look like, City of Vancouver Chief Technology Officer Jessie Adcock is a good candidate. She combines a business background with a deep knowledge of the public sector, she understands how to launch and land digital projects, also managing …

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