TfL CIO Steve Townsend on the Internet of Things, big data, chief digital officers and reporting into marketing

Sooraj Shah
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Townsend explains how TfL's focus on 'customer experience' has meant he has had to change his reporting line and investigate the use of IoT

When Computing caught up with Transport for London CIO Steve Townsend to talk about the latest IT developments at the organisation, one phrase kept cropping up in the conversation: "Customer experi...

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