Trends Report

Don't Wait For Governments To Pave The Way For Digital Business

Digital Agendas Of European Governments Fail To Address CIO Issues

October 28th, 2014
With contributors:
Pascal Matzke , Jennifer Belissent, PhD , Carmen Margarit-Stoica

Summary

Digital transformation will fundamentally affect all aspects of business and society, which makes it not only a key theme for business leaders and CIOs but also for governments. Over the past few years, several European governments as well as the European Union (EU) itself have each developed their own respective initiative to address the opportunities and challenges that come with digital. However, from the CIO's perspective, these digital agendas often fail to meet the requirements that businesses encounter as part of their digital transformation projects. While the digital agendas emphasize infrastructure and regulatory initiatives such as broadband coverage and net neutrality, CIOs and their business partners would also benefit from a focus on "soft issues," such as promoting an interdisciplinary approach in university education and driving digital innovation across industry sectors.

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