Is the day of the CDO over? Two-thirds of businesses don't have a CDO - and most don't want one

Sooraj Shah
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Numbers have increased in recent years, but demand is tailing off, suggests KPMG survey

More than two-thirds of organisations don't have a chief digital officer (CDO) or equivalent - and the majority don't want one, either.  That's according to the 2017 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey,...

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