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EU taps AI experts to develop compliance framework for AI regulations

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The group includes prominent figures like AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, former UK government adviser Nitarshan Rajkumar, and Stanford University fellow Marietje Schaake. Following that, the completed code of practice will be presented to the European Commission for approval, with compliance assessments beginning in August 2025.

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Can the CIO role prevail over AI?

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“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. What the AI can do is advise the human on what decision to make, but even still, there are some significant limitations.

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6 signs you might need an executive coach — and 2 signs you don’t

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As technical people move up the ranks, going from coders and admins to managers to CIOs, they need to learn how to do a lot more than build great software, connect backend systems, or build firewalls. Maybe they leveled up because their technical skills were excellent and they did a great job in their last role.

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AI makes edge computing more relevant to CIOs

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The recent deceleration in interest around AI has Tim Crawford, CIO Strategic Advisor at AVOA, cautioning leaders to make sensible investments. He credits this in part to the high costs of training models and the low returns. AI and computing at the edge is still very niche,” he says.

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Microsoft joins SAP, Oracle in setting sunset date for legacy ERP support

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Maintenance tasks, such as applying security and technical patches as well as maintaining the operating system and applying updates, are all performed by Oracle. She advised CIOs to do the math and weigh the trade-offs. Unlike on premises PeopleSoft systems, there is no hardware to purchase or maintain,” the FAQ noted.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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Here is a deeper dive into 10 issues that present barriers for IT in its ability to hit its strategic objectives. And while CIOs are working to train internal candidates within IT and the business units for tough-to-fill tech jobs or are using contractors to fill in staffing gaps , Sengupta says those practices create talent challenges, too.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.