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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

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The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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Many CIOs are better equipped to combat rising IT costs. Are you?

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McKee, tech founder and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies, acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe. One client cut staff earlier this year, only to discover that another part of the business needed their institutional knowledge for a strategic project.

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SAP trials meeting-free Fridays

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“The intention behind Focus Friday is to guarantee undisturbed and focused working time, based on business requirements, so our colleagues can complete their tasks and start the weekend without action items,” wrote Cawa Younosi, SAP’s global head of people experience, in a posting on LinkedIn.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. He co-founded Room on Call (now Hotelopedia) in 2015, where he set up the complete technology infrastructure, development, product management, and operations. Web Werks India hires Kamal Goel as director of IT. Publicis Groupe India names Roopesh Pujari as CTO. February 2022. January 2022.

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7 traits of indispensable IT leaders

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CIOs can generally nail down the basic elements of their job, such as governance and policy responsibilities, relatively quickly. Yet one attribute that can’t be successfully developed on the fly is innovation and a curious spirit, says Chris Mattmann, chief technology and innovation officer at NASA Jet Propulsion Library.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

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The proper use of unstructured data will become of increasing importance to IT leaders,” says Kevin Miller, CTO of enterprise software developer IFS. “It They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake.

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10 key roles for AI success

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If you’re building a team for the first time, you should understand that data science is an iterative process that requires a lot of data, says Matt Mead, CTO at information technology services company SPR. A data steward also enforces an organization’s policies around data usage and security. Domain expert.