Intelligent CIO APAC Issue 19 | Page 7

EDITOR ’ S NOTE

Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO magazine for the APAC region . This month ’ s cover features Rabindra Das , Head of Information Technology , Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology .

He tells us how Toi Ohomai , one of the largest tertiary education providers in New Zealand , has continued to improve processes with Tribal since deploying its ebs : ontrack solution meaning it can stay one step ahead of the changing needs of students .
“ Vietnam has made rapid strides in the last few decades to embrace emerging technology and cultivate a smart , able and future-ready workforce . Now the challenge is to get word of Asia Pacific ’ s bestkept secret out to global enterprises .” There ’ s much more to discover about this story on p48 .
In this month ’ s Trending , Sydney-based Murray Mills , Manager – Cybersecurity at Tecala , tells us how companies can identify cybersecurity gaps that may require external assistance or additional resourcing .
“ Toi Ohomai has been driving more digitization into existing process and it seemed logical that this would be at the top of the list , given it is one of the initial key student interfaces ,” he said .
“ We view Tribal as a key technology partner that we work closely with , and they assisted Toi Ohomai on this journey to design and implement the Online Application Portal .” You can find out more details about the project by turning to p56 .
Elsewhere , we take a look at how Vietnam ’ s technology expertise is set to make a global impression .
“ With workforces distributed and working in new hybrid models , using technology systems they may have been unfamiliar with , an effective security solution for this environment was critical ,” he says . “ Organizations recognized this , but so did attackers .” To read more of his opinions please turn to p23 .
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Once again , I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !
Mohan Naidu , FPT UK Managing Director , tells us how Vietnam is quickly becoming a hub of technology expertise . He says : “ The digitally-enabled future for Vietnam is just beginning – and it is looking very bright .
Mark Bowen Editor
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