The government of Australia is encouraging an “ideas boom” by actively promoting collaboration between government, business, and academia. Its being driven by digital-friendly government initiatives such an unprecedented $1.1 billion AUD ($800 million USD) innovation investment, and the launch of the first-ever Digital Transformation Office (DTO). And one technology leader stands uniquely poised to take advantage […]

Meet Paul Shetler, the CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation Office (DTO) at the Sydney CDO Summit

Historic Meeting of 3 Australian City Chief Digital Officers at Sydney CDO Summit
“We are just drifting into the digital age. Why aren’t we demanding it?” asked Jon Cumming, Chief Digital Officer at ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Government. Cumming is part of a new wave of public sector CDOs who want to bring about the “smart city,” where digital innovation improves public services, engages its citizens, and spurs […]

First Look: Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data Officer Talent Map 2016
“If you’re lacking a digital transformation strategy, it’s not just your company that’s at risk. Entire industries are at risk,” David Mathison, CEO and Founder of the CDO Club, said at the 2nd annual U.K CDO Summit, presented by Accenture Strategy, on October 7th, 2015 in London, England. In 2013, the CDO Club released the […]

5 Ways Chief Digital Officers can Implement Digital Transformation in Healthcare, by Mayur Gupta
By Mayur Gupta, Senior Vice President, Head of Digital at Healthgrades (former Global Head of Marketing Technology & Innovation for Kimberly Clarke) [bctt tweet=”New CDO Community Post: @inspiremartech @Healthgrades shares 5 ways CDOs can implement digital trans in healthcare http://bit.ly/1UcRIiE” via=”no” url=”no”] It’s staggering to see the pace at which digital technology is changing the very traditional […]

Why CDOs Need to Embrace ‘Living Services’ – Fjord’s Bronwyn van der Merwe to keynote at the Sydney CDO Summit
“The pace of change will never again be as slow as it is now” said Matthew Bishop, an editor for The Economist, at the 2015 Innovation Forum. What are the new battlegrounds organizations need to understand if they hope to be leaders in the markets that are emerging in 2016? Bronwyn van der Merwe, Group […]