ICT vendors are maskng fiscal mismanagement and high AI infrastructure costs by framing mass redundancies as strategic AI-driven shifts.
Australia’s AI Plan prioritises sovereign capability and green data centres, yet lacks funding and mandatory regulation to ensure public trust.
February focuses on pivoting from adoption to pragmatics, prioritising operational excellence, rigorous AI governance, and cost-optimised infrastructure to secure tangible value.
December’s focus shifts toward pragmatic governance, balancing AI adoption and cyber resilience by simplifying processes and prioritising foundational security controls.
Acquisitions like Workday-Paradox risk fragmenting HCM with new data silos, demanding unified AI governance and local compliance scrutiny.
Agentic AI demands immediate, top-level governance to manage universal risks, preserve accountability, and protect leaders from personal liability exposure.
Autonomous agentic AI presents a universal risk/value challenge; leaders must urgently establish robust, new-era governance frameworks to meet their personal duty of care.
Workday’s Paradox acquisition expands its talent acquisition suite with conversational AI, but integration risks like bias and security must be managed proactively.
Communities of practice (CoPs) have been mentioned in a previous advisory, Digital Innovation – Develop Your Innovation Agenda, to highlight their use in a governance setting. This advisory delves deeper into the role of CoPs and how to maximise the benefits of what can be a key strategic enabler for your organisation.
CIOs must strategically manage contractor reduction, balancing cost and workforce stability needs against maintaining essential digital service delivery capacity and capability.
