Over the last year or so the technology conversation has gained urgency. Today everybody is “Going Digital”. It seems that nearly every organisation from the largest corporates through to government departments and many SMEs are now pursuing a digital agenda. Digital transformation is the new initiative du jour.
It’s easy to see why. Whole industries have disappeared due to the advances in technology and many more industries have been significantly impacted, or you can see the writing on the wall. This is not new news. Technology has been “slowly” revolutionising industries for decades. Sabre, which led to a massive change in airline bookings, was launched in the 1960s. There are many other examples. In New Zealand we took an instant liking to EFTPOS in the 1980s and 90s which began the electronic payments revolution...