The Chief Technology Officer role is increasingly crucial in our rapidly evolving tech landscape. Once focused primarily on IT infrastructure, today’s CTOs are key strategists, driving innovation and product development. These leaders, alongside Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and other adjacent roles, play essential parts in technology management across most companies. This article showcases 10 tech innovators in the States. Their foresight and innovation have profoundly shaped their organizations and, by extension, our modern digital lives. These changemakers drive technological advances and set the strategic direction, ensuring their companies or institutions remain at the cutting edge. Their stories are a testament to the impact of visionary technical leadership in the global technology arena. Matthew Fraser, City of New York New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew C. Fraser coordinates technology-related projects
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Feb
We are the State of the Start-Up Nation and need to act like it. Will that be easy? No. But if there’s any country in the world that can make chaos work efficiently, it is Israel. By ZVIKA KLEIN FEBRUARY 7, 2025 05:54 WOULDN’T IT be great if every prime minister had an advisery group comprising the top Jewish and Israeli businessmen and women? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes Elon Musk on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza in November 2023. (photo credit: Amos Ben-Gershom-GPO/Handout via Getty Images) It would appear as though no day goes by without another scandal or story hitting the headlines involving Elon Musk – the candid, colorful billionaire who has become the right-hand man to US President Donald Trump since the campaign trail. He disrupted the
Jan
Building approvals in Nakuru have gone online, cutting the waiting time from at least three months to a maximum of 45 days. The county has launched the Electronic Development Applications Management System (E-DAMS), which will be used to guide development and hasten application processes. It will now take 25 days to approve domestic houses or single-dwelling houses, while major commercial projects will take a maximum of 45 days. Approvals used to take at least three months before then. “Nakuru is one of the fastest urbanising counties in Kenya. We need to control such a growth so that we don’t become a slum in the next 20 to 30 years,” said Ms. Stella Mwaura, the Chief Officer for Lands and Physical Planning Docket. Ms. Mwaura said she was happy about the
Jun
The evolution of wireless communication has revolutionized how we live and work. The advent of 5G technology has been a game-changer, enabling seamless data transfer at unprecedented speeds and paving the way for widespread adoption across various industries. From streaming high-definition video content to remote work, 5G’s impact on our daily lives has been remarkable. […]