The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was formed with the aim of fostering economic growth in some of the poorest regions in the world. With that as its charter, ADB's CIO from the organisation's office of information systems and technology, Shirin Hamid, said it's difficult to compare ADB to the likes of other banks when talking about digital transformation. "DBS for example in Singapore has basically positioned itself as a digital bank, but as a development bank, where our partners and what we deliver is on the ground with countries that are from different landscapes -- we have middle income and the least developing countries -- are they ready for a bank like us to be a digital bank?," she said, speaking at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo on the Gold Coast last week. You can download all of the articles in this special report in one PDF (free registration required). Hamid said she recently had a conversation with ADB's vice president of finance and risk management centred on determining if ADB was ready to be a digital bank.

Gartner, Inc. today revealed its top strategic predictions for 2020 and beyond. Gartner's top predictions examine how the human condition is being challenged as technology creates varied and ever-changing expectations of humans. "Technology is changing the notion of what it means to be human," said Daryl Plummer, distinguished vice president and Gartner Fellow. "As workers and citizens see technology as an enhancement of their abilities, the human condition changes as well. CIOs in end-user organizations must understand the effects of the change and reset expectations for what technology means."

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kofax, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software to digitally transform end-to-end business operations, today announced Chief Strategy Officer Chris Huff is speaking at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, the annual gathering where CIOs and IT executives come together to discuss key topics – including data and analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, culture, customer experience, cybersecurity and other relevant subjects. Huff will participate in two sessions, Oct. 20 - 24 in Orlando. Kofax is also exhibiting at the conference in Booth 232/234. Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo's the place where thousands of CIOs and IT executives come together to hone their leadership skills, refine their strategies and find the innovative technologies that will help drive their businesses forward. Attendees have the opportunity to network with more than 9,000 CIOs and IT executives, engage with nearly 200 experts, learn about more than 180 cutting-edge solutions, and discover 350 research-driven sessions.

Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2020. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, which is taking place here through Thursday. Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as one with substantial disruptive potential that is beginning to break out of an emerging state into broader impact and use, or which is rapidly growing with a high degree of volatility reaching tipping points over the next five years. "People-centric smart spaces are the structure used to organize and evaluate the primary impact of the Gartner top strategic technology trends for 2020," said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner Fellow. "Putting people at the center of your technology strategy highlights one of the most important aspects of technology -- how it impacts customers, employees, business partners, society or other key constituencies. Arguably all actions of the organization can be attributed to how it impacts these individuals and groups either directly or indirectly. This is a people-centric approach."