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Is the role of the CIO as we know it dead?

That’s the conclusion reached by a recent report which predicts that as technology becomes simpler for staff to operate on their own, the traditional need for the CIO to manage and oversee systems will decline.

But all is not lost: CIOs can lead the way in this emerging future by carving out a new role, the Chief Innovation Officer.

Let’s find out how with Khalid Kark, US CIO Program Research Leader at Deloitte.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Simplicity 2.0’s podcast.

Since the publication of the World Economic Forum’s report on the Future of Jobs early last year, there’s been an explosion of think pieces warning that the technological wave that eliminated so many manufacturing jobs is poised to sweep away countless white collar and professional positions. Given this media saturation, it’s easy to walk around today with a vague feeling that robots will definitely take away your job—maybe. Or the job of someone you manage. Definitely. Maybe. It’s about time to clear out the hype. To get to the bottom of these bots, and suss out what you need to know to position your team for success, I’ll be speaking with Carl Gahnberg, a Geneva, Switzerland-based policy advisor at the Internet Society.