Axel Bührmann is Brainstorm Editor-at-large.
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At a time when visionary leadership is needed, most South African CIOs are stuck between two eras - the industrialisation of yesteryear and the digitalisation of tomorrow. It's a transition that key IT industry also finds difficult to keep pace with, and there will be blood.
The augmented 'Human 2.0' era will soon be upon us. It's early days yet, with consumer wearables dominating the headlines. But by 2020, consumer use will be overshadowed by enterprise interest and uptake.
How critical or relevant is research from the big international ICT research houses for South Africa's CIOs and other technology leaders?
Pipedream or reality? Free Wi-Fi continues its inexorable march across South Africa.
Dual-shoring sees an international company operating from two global delivery centres: one at an overseas location, like its headquarters, and the other at a subsidiary or a client in another country.
Sal Laher, Eskom's new CIO, has driven a stunning 14-month turnaround in the public utility's IT division, taking it from total breakdown to the organisation's top-performing division.
The Visionary CIO award, now in its sixth year, recognises an executive who has demonstrated visionary leadership in using technology to support and grow business. Here are this year's finalists.
CIOs are no longer meeting the expectations of their companies and are in danger of being deposed by young upstarts with titles like 'chief digital officer'.