CIOs playing central role in bridging gap between business and technology

WE'RE standing on the threshold of what the World Economic Forum calls the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". The prospect is exhilarating. Technology is fast reshaping our world and has the potential to change everything - businesses, communities, nations and the wider world. Digital transformation is under discussion at board level, in IT and operational teams, in every organisation and in every industry. The coming together of humans and technology in new ways is fundamentally changing the way people, teams and organisations work, live and play.

However, mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and transforming a business into a digital enterprise is not easy. There is no blueprint to follow and each organisation's journey is unique. Enterprises are working out their own approach of adapting in this digital era and are already using technology in new and creative ways to transform their business. And it is not just the traditionally technology-or…