
IBRSiQ December 2025
December’s focus shifts toward pragmatic governance, balancing AI adoption and cyber resilience by simplifying processes and prioritising foundational security controls.

December’s focus shifts toward pragmatic governance, balancing AI adoption and cyber resilience by simplifying processes and prioritising foundational security controls.

Leaders are prioritising operational optimisation and procurement, whilst navigating AI governance to future-proof their digital strategies.

Lately, the big questions for CIOs have revolved around strategic ICT challenges, ensuring proper governance and maximum value from IT investments. The key trend is artificial intelligence (AI), with senior leaders keen to understand the AI landscape, including practical uses for generative AI, to guide investment decisions and ensure the new tools align with established principles

Despite an unwavering focus on fundamental operational excellence, value delivery, and governance, senior ICT leaders are increasingly balancing immediate security and compliance needs with a strategic evaluation of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and generative AI to drive future efficiency and organisational value.