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How to create a culture of innovation

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A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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Driving a culture of innovation at Merchants Fleet

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For the past 60 years, privately-owned Merchants Fleet has provided fleet management and leasing solutions to a broad range of businesses, governments, and educational institutions. At the onset of the pandemic, we had financial sponsors telling us it was going to be impossible to raise capital. Innovation

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Top 10 countries attracting international tech talent

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The Netherlands The Netherlands is home to a rapidly growing tech industry, in particular, in Amsterdam, which boasts several innovation hubs, according to EuroNews. The innovation hubs include Amsterdam Science Park’s Startup Village, VU Starthub, and LAB42, which is a digital innovation hub located at the University of Amsterdam.

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Why IT needs to be in the driver’s seat with generative AI

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It solves the fear of data leakage but deprives an organization of the opportunity to adopt, apply, and innovate with these technologies in this crucial germination period. This shifts IT from being a cost center to a driver of innovation for the company. This makes training and education a critical role in GenAI adoption.

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Gen AI success starts with an effective pilot strategy

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Another is education. “In This educational initiative empowers various teams with the knowledge and confidence to explore gen AI’s potential, and use it safely and appropriately. This educational initiative empowers various teams with the knowledge and confidence to explore gen AI’s potential, and use it safely and appropriately.

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IDC Foundry India CIO Summit 2024: How CIOs Are Transitioning into the AI Era

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The stage is set, and the clocks are ticking down to India CIO Summit 2024, to be held at the JW Marriott, Aerocity in India’s capital New Delhi on March 14 and 15, 2024 by IDC and Foundry, heralding the theme, The Future of IT: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI Everywhere World. We may just have a time machine, for we are in the future!

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The business value of social sustainability

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It can help to unlock new markets, attract and retain customers, build trust and credibility, and spark innovation. trillion loss in human capital wealth from gender inequality. Innovation Social sustainability is good for business. For instance, the World Bank estimates a $160.2

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