The survey, which included 2,457 CIO respondents from 84 countries, also found that 46% of CIOs are partnering with their CxO peers to co-own digital delivery on an enterprise-wide scale. This process, known as the democratization of digital delivery, sees the CIO acting as a franchiser of technology. Despite this, cybersecurity remains a priority, with 81% of CIOs planning to increase investment in this area.
Key takeaways:
- A study by Gartner has shown that 46 percent of EMEA CIOs are moving towards a model where techies are no longer the sole proprietor of a company's digital assets, due to the rise of no-code, low-code, and generative AI services.
- According to Gartner's survey, 46 percent of CIOs are partnering with their CxO peers to co-own digital delivery on an enterprise-wide scale, a process dubbed the democratization of digital delivery.
- 66 percent of EMEA CIOs are planning to deploy low-code and no-code services within the next two years, and 72 percent of CIOs believe the arrival of AI would be game-changing over the next three years.
- However, the democratization of digital delivery must be accompanied by robust governance to avoid chaos and the potential issues of shadow IT.