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Skills the Irish Government CIO uses to advance digital transformation

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Working in the British public sector, he’d seen a digitalization program fail because of command-and-control management, where gains achieved by a highly centralized approach quickly unravelled when the civil servant at the helm moved on. It helped make the noise go away about the murky use of data by governments,” he says.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

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Most companies have transitioned to become more software-centric, and with this transformation, application programming interfaces (APIs) have proliferated. As such, he views API governance as the lever by which this value is assessed and refined. There are other key drivers behind increasing API utilization.

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10 generative AI certs and certificate programs to grow your skills

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If you want to learn more about generative AI skills and tools, while also demonstrating to employers that you have the skillset to tackle generative AI projects, here are 10 certifications and certificate programs to get your started.

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An intro to innovation in the U.S. government

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Customer experience in the government sector is the sum of the public’s interactions with any government service, from how we contact our state’s social services and emergency services to waste management, public transportation, and healthcare. Why should governments and the public sector innovate?

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

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Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. Data governance framework Data governance may best be thought of as a function that supports an organization’s overarching data management strategy.

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SAP adds more tools for developers on its platform

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While artificial intelligence is a key focus at SAP’s user conference, Sapphire, this year, the company has announced that it is also enhancing its Business Technology Platform — application development and automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities — by adding features to extend its components’ functionality.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

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The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Best practices, framework and technology have been developed to support this work. What is GRC? GRC is overarching.