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Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

May 2013—Twelve emerging technologies—including the mobile Internet, autonomous vehicles, and advanced genomics—have the potential to truly reshape the world in which we live and work. Leaders in both government and business must not only know what’s on the horizon but also start preparing for its impact.more

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Boards and technology

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Creating a business-integrated services company: An interview with UniCredit’s Paolo Cederle

September 2013—Paolo Cederle, CEO of Milan-based UniCredit’s new multiservices company, is pushing to make IT and operations work in tandem with the bank’s business divisions to improve the customer experience.more

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Being digital

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Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application development

August 2013—Software has become critical for most large enterprises. They should adopt a reliable output metric that is integrated with the process for gathering application requirements.more

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The Internet of Things and the future of manufacturing

June 2013—Executives at Robert Bosch and McKinsey experts discuss the technology-driven changes that promise to trigger a new industrial revolution.more

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Game changers: Five opportunities for US growth and renewal

July 2013—Five catalysts can reignite the US economy—opportunities in energy, trade, technology, infrastructure, and talent development can add hundreds of billions of dollars to annual GDP and create millions of new jobs by 2020.more

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A strategic role for China's CIOs
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A strategic role for China’s CIOs

June 2013—CIOs have a key part to play as Chinese enterprises start looking to IT for business growth and global competitiveness.more

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Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results

March 2013—Executives report that the adoption of social-media tools at their companies is high—and that this usage could spur additional benefits.more

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Driving the top line with technology: An interview with the CIO of Coca-Cola

March 2013—Ed Steinike is reshaping his CIO role as The Coca-Cola Company accelerates its use of technology innovations in operations, marketing, and sales. more

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Winning with IT in consumer packaged goods: Seven trends transforming the role of the CIO

March 2013—Technology is increasingly fundamental to competitive advantage in the consumer-packaged-goods industry. IT leaders are stepping up to the challenge.more

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Protecting information in the cloud

January 2013—IT and business executives need to apply a risk-management approach that balances economic value against risks.more

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Capturing business value with social technologies

November 2012—As these powerful technologies shake up productivity and growth across industries, they will create new organizational imperatives.more

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Delivering large-scale IT projects on time, on budget, and on value

October 2012—Large IT efforts often cost much more than planned; some can put the whole organization in jeopardy. The companies that defy these odds are the ones that master key dimensions that align IT and business value.more

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Playing war games to prepare for a cyberattack

July 2012—A poor response can be far more damaging than the attack itself.more

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Minding your digital business

May 2012—How executives apply digital technologies to transform their businesses

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IT growth and global change: A conversation with Ray Kurzweil

January 2011—The inventor, businessman, and author explains how the exponential growth of technologies will transform industries and pose new opportunities—and hurdles—for business and society.more

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Banking on IT

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