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Technology
Technology is central to business today as the western economies become knowledge-based in the move away from manufacturing and production. The CIO is expected to deliver technology that will benefit the business through increased efficiencies, innovative services to users and consumers, and an improvement in the effectiveness of the organisation. An effective CIO must know when to adopt new technology and when to extract the maximum from existing systems.
Latest Technology news
Researchers develop computer modelling to read people's minds
Researchers have been able to reconstruct words based on the brain waves of patients thinking those words, using computer modelling technology.
UK government to catapult businesses into digital age
Vince Cable wants tech companies to advise UK businesses on digital strategy
BG Group CIO calls for more business-relevant ICT teaching
The Royal Society report on reforming computing education in schools does not go far enough in redefining the subject, according a BG Group CIO.
ICT teachers defend against Royal Society criticisms
ICT teachers have reacted more positively to the Royal Society report on how computing education can be improved, than they did to education minister Michael Gove's proposals on Wednesday.
iRobot unveils Isaac Asimov-style robot guide
Ava, a robot guide with a mapping system might be a precursor to a true iRobot
MIT researchers create chip that mimics human brain
Forget artificial intelligence; researchers at MIT say they've figured out how to mimic the way a real brain works.
UK tech giants provide biggest boost to today’s struggling stock markets
Two of the UK’s most prominent technology firms, ARM and Sage, have eased an ailing London stock index this morning with shining performances.
Coventry tech centre to set up R&D virtual reality suite
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) based in Ansty Park near Coventry is tendering for an “immersive, virtual reality suite”, to help save on the cost of research and development.
London council tenants offered SMS for housing service
Tenants and leaseholders in Barking and Dagenham are being offered a mobile text service to handle their rent and repairs queries.
IT share prices flat in 2011
Tech companies are ending the year just about where they started, despite strong and in some cases record sales and profits for IT bellwethers.
Technology in depth
CIO Profile: Tony Pusey of Trinity Mirror on the switch from paper to pixels
For the newspaper business, it's a case of embrace tech or die
Few industries have been altered by technology quite as much as publishing, and media-savvy CIOs are leading the reinvention more...
Rediscovering enterprise search
The answer to Big Data?
The mature enterprise search market is about to have a second youth as data volumes increase and nuggets of information become ever more difficult to find more...
CIO Profile: African Minerals Paul Harrison mining a new seam of profit
Scarce resources mean IT budgets in mining have to be stretched significantly
Harrison is the CIO of African Minerals, the largest company by market capitalisation on the London AIM market. Give it a couple of years, he says, and the group could well be looking down from the lofty heights of the FTSE 100. more...
Learning the ropes by swinging from the branches
ICT teaching lacks the fizz to get students interested
If teachers want to get students excited about computing, says Autonomy's Mike Lynch, they have to help them explore it properly. Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint slides aren't enough more...
A source of much relief for charity CIO Marcus East
Open source software helps Comic Relief make more of public's donations
Comic Relief CIO Marcus East explains the benefits of open source software for keeping administration costs down to make the most of public donations more...
Little Brother is watching you...
Is your smartphone too smart for its own good?
Computers will soon be able to use our smartphones to understand where we are and what we might be doing, blurring the line between security and privacy still further more...
CIOs find little room for personal devices at work
research indicates a potential rift between staff and employers over control of workplace tech
Supplier research tallies with CIO UK readers who find the workplace is not quite ready to allow staff to use their own devices to access corporate data more...
It's about time...
Is accelerating technology to blame for the crises engulfing the world?
Technology is speeding up interactions and transactions to the point where mere humans simply can't keep up. Is this to blame for the crises engulfing the world? more...
CIO Profile: EasyJet's Trevor Didcock on his IT strategy
Customer data effectively used to hone the business offering
Big data is a real challenge for airline IT leader more...
CIO Profile: EasyJet's Trevor Didcock on snapping at the flag carriers' heels
Change is far from easy
EasyJet CIO Trevor Didcock relishes the challenge of keeping the budget airline snapping at the heels of the big carriers through its innovative business models more...
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Debate
Is an IT background an impediment for CIOs?
Having previous form in the server room could actually count against you in the eyes of employers wanting an IT head of department. But once in the job, how important is it to have an interest in technology? more...
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