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PRIORITY
FOR 2019
Two industry experts
look at what the CIO’s
priority is for 2019
GOING
GREEN
Morocco is competing to
be the renewable energy
leader in Africa
DRIVING
INNOVATION
Looking how technology is
being used in the banking
and finance industry
EDITOR’S
NOTE
H
ello and welcome to the latest
edition of Intelligent CIO Africa. This
month’s cover story focuses on how
financial services company PPS has utilised
an Enterprise Architecture (EA) solution from
Knotion to boost its IT strategy.
Established in 1941, the PPS Group is the
only mutual financial services company
in South Africa focusing exclusively on
graduate professionals. The firm provides
tailor-made insurance, investment and
healthcare solutions to its members and
is an exclusive organisation of graduate
professionals.
Despite its IT team participating in a training
programme, they lacked practical experience
to develop the EA on their own.
The Knotion approach aligned with its
strategic requirements given the changes
that were taking place inside the company
and has had a massive impact.
According to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda
Survey, the role of the CIO is changing, with
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industry leaders in the region spending more
time focused on business leadership and
becoming more open minded, showing a
greater capacity for change.
In our feature on what the CIO’s priority
is for 2019, we hear from Niral Patel, the
Managing Director and Technology Leader
for Oracle and South Africa, who says it is
imperative for business leaders to ensure
their organisations are future-ready and
that they reskill their workers for the tidal
wave of change.
Craig Freer, Executive Head: Cloud at Vox,
also provides detailed analysis, stating that
some companies are not fully aware of the
challenges faced with moving to the cloud.
LEADING THE PACK
Financial services company PPS chose Knotion to deliver an
Enterprise Architecture solution to help support its IT strategy.
The firm used developed infrastructure to deliver on conceptual,
logical and physical levels.
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The magazine is again packed with plenty of
other features and news stories from across
the continent.
I hope you’ve had a great year and look
forward to your contributions in 2019. You
can email me at [email protected]
Paul Rogers
Editor
Morocco is this month’s Country Focus,
where we learn how Masen is leading the
way in its renewable energy sector. The aim
is for the kingdom to achieve 52% of its
energy mix from renewable sources by 2030.
Meanwhile in Industry Watch, we look at
how technology is being used in the banking
and finance sector.
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