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    Frank Gens, SVP for IDC talks about his top tips for CIO’s in 2015

    IDC’s chief analyst offers an insight for the top four areas of technology all businesses should look out for over the next ten months as well as an essential guide for innovation
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    There are billions of devices that are connected to the Internet, not just restricted to mobile devices, but for cars, thermostats, and drones. 2015 will be a year of high value creation for CIO’s. Cognitive/ Machine learning as a service

    Prescriptive analytics is already a $1 billion industry in 2015. Whether in healthcare, education, and more broadly customer service, this is an area that will act as a catalyst for innovation. The important question to ask is, which apps are coming up in my industry and should I be partnering or buying these companies? Data as a Service/ Value–added content

    80% of new apps are data-intensive – CIO’s will be advised to encourage taking raw data, enriching it and creating value added content. Find (and connect to) the next killer apps

    Having visited a number of venture capital companies, I found that 90% of the new apps will be above the 3rd platform. The important question to ask is, which apps are coming up in my industry and should I be partnering or buying these companies?

    Frank Gens’ essential guidance for the innovation stage Related article Kenya’s GDP at $60.94 billion and rising

    Kenya’s economy is booming and FDI is the key Speed up – the 3rd platform is expanding at an exponential rate. Integrate the innovation accelerators into your strategy Follow the apps, in particular the new ones

    ·      Redefine your role: industry centered innovation is defining the next wave of business

    The important question to ask is, which apps are coming up in my industry and should I be partnering or buying these companies?

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