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Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!
There is a Danish saying you may have heard that “it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future”. That’s never been truer than in today’s challenging business landscape. The rate of change is increasing exponentially. New technologies, new ways of working and new business models are emerging. How do you make sense of it […]
Blockchain Project Roadmap
Over the past month, Stacy and her peers – all department head of a large government agency – have been frequently exposed to dozens of articles and events around blockchain, talking about the great potential it could unlock in the government domain. Yet, she and her colleagues are struggling to see a feasible approach to […]
Pitching for Success: Deepening Customer Engagement with AI
News reports tend to sensationalise the existing state and future potential of AI technology, leading to unrealistic expectations in the business community and generating unfounded concerns in wider society. Thanks in part to the hype surrounding AI, many C-level executives are unsure how they can add value to their organisations with the technology. Recent research […]
Artificial Intelligence – a team sport
What does it mean to deploy artificial intelligence into your business and what makes an AI project successful? These are some of the many questions we will be tackling in depth at our upcoming event on the 21st May at The Groucho Club, but until then, here are some topics you might wish to consider. […]
Redefine the rules. Realise transformation.
What’s the point of architecture that can go faster, if you don’t go faster? As the Worldwide Development Discipline Leader for the IBM Cloud Garage, I work with clients who are trying to shift their businesses to the cloud as a way to beat their competitors to market, now and in the future. Companies feel […]
MobileID: ID verification with IBM Cloud
Thanks to the internet, business is more globalised than ever. But with fewer face-to-face transactions, how can organisations be sure that potential customers are who they say they are? At MobileID, we’re providing an answer with our ID verification mobile apps built in the IBM Cloud. Solving the identity puzzle Building trusted relationships is an […]
Cloud adoption – get beyond that 20% barrier
Cloud adoption is already high, but mainly comprises non-core workloads. As many as 70 percent of executives say their organisations use multiple clouds today, hence the common phrase multicloud. But so far, they have been using them primarily for non-core workloads; 80 to 90 percent of enterprise workloads have not yet migrated to the cloud. Hybrid multicloud […]
Virtual Retail – How AI is enabling a dialogue to make customer engagement personal
Retailers are on the front line of a dramatic shift in the way customers engage with businesses. The internet and smartphones have ushered in an “always-on” culture whereby we expect to be able to find everything we want and need at the swipe of a screen, to be delivered at a time that suits us. […]
Who is the best teacher of artificial intelligence?
When it comes to teaching Artificial Intelligence (machine learning), who is best placed to be the teacher? The ability to pass on your knowledge to others is a great gift and the best teachers are those who not only can “do” (unlike the old adage) but also excel in doing. But what about teaching a […]
Using blockchain to improve public safety
Graham is an officer in his country’s counter terrorism police force. Since the rise of social networks, he can draw on many information sources in his investigations and exploit the recent advances in big data technologies. Graham investigates counter terrorism cases where sharing information on threats with intelligence agencies around the globe would be beneficial. […]
Blockchain and Government: International Taxation
It’s the same old story. International companies and cross-country commuters file their huge bulk of tax declarations once a year. Nancy’s department is responsible for checking these declarations against international tax treaties and local taxation rules, interacting with the companies, employees and other tax authorities to clarify issues and to correct the values where necessary. […]
From flags to Yam stations to digital! Networks – more important than ever
I have recently finished reading about the life of Genghis Khan, his battles and all conquering armies and his heirs. So how do you get to Genghis Khan and networks in the same sentence whats the link? Ghengis and his predecessors were not only masters at warfighting and land grabbing they were also very clever. […]
HR, disrupted: six things to get the board on board with AI
Welcome to our HR Modernization Playbook: Tomorrow’s people – Why HR matters more than ever in the age of artificial intelligence. Digital transformation is happening faster than ever. The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation will redefine jobs, enhance employee productivity and accelerate workforce development. In fact, skills and culture – not technology – […]
Think Summit Dublin: Technology that works Smarter not Harder
Did you know that Blockchain is smoothing the journey from a coffee bean to your coffee cup? Or that Quantum computing is used by both academic institutions and Fortune 500 companies? Many of you may never have heard of these concepts before, or perhaps you have but are unsure how they could benefit you and […]
Architecting Blockchain in Government
Sheila is the CTO in the Digital Transformation Agency of the central Government of her country. She oversees the enterprise architectures of the central Government Administrations. As Blockchain related projects start running, new modules enter Shelia’s design of the enterprise IT architectures. She has a lot of experience in her role, but quickly realises that […]