In a recent CIO South Africa webinar exploring the foundations of an AI-ready enterprise, Jonathan Whitear, specialist sales: EMEA and APAC at Hyland, Justin Parry, CEO: Content services at Visions Group, and Andrew Griffith, MD at Information Genetics, unpacked why the success of any AI strategy depends less on the model chosen and more on whether an organisation's content is connected, governed and understandable.

Absa Bank’s group CITO (GCITO) Johnson Idesoh is a firm believer that technology is, at its heart, a people business. He may be the 2025 CIO of the Year, and also winner of the Smart Data and Digital Innovation awards, but the thread that runs through his story is not technology, it is purpose.