Chief Digital Officer and Digital Strategy

An interesting article in the Financial Times explains the role of the CDO... 


"It is a very different role from that of the chief information officer, whose job — though complex — is more about following procedures and keeping the company’s IT systems running."

"The digital role, by contrast, is to lead transformation. The job involves looking for business opportunities that have been enabled by the digital revolution. It also involves focusing on customers and how their needs might change because of technological developments."

Gartner recognises that Chief Data Officers (CDOs) are on the rise in regulated industries. Gartner predicts that 50% of all companies in regulated industries will have a CDO by 2017

So - a really interesting question is what does this mean for Higher Education? 

The HE and FE Show 2015 last week offered some interesting insights.  One talk in particular, titled, 'Digital Lancaster' showed how their digital vision is transforming the university, and, even refocussing Lancaster’s strategic objectives.

NewStatesman: The A-Z of cyber security

The NewStatesman has produced, ‘A plain English guide to online risk and resilience’, and actually it is quite a good overview.  Take a look!