AN IT MANAGER’S GUIDE TO M&A PLANNING

There are three forms of IT integration that are critical during an M&A: systems integration, application integration, and data integration. Systems integration involves bringing together all IT systems between the two companies for inventory of IT assets, portfolio management, ownership, dependencies, depreciation and maintenance. This is not a simple task accomplished in a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet, but one requiring inputs from various stakeholders and visibility across the organization to provide a fair assessment and an actionable strategy. The output of this exercise may also result in using a common platform, such as consolidated data centers or a private cloud infrastructure.

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The use of Artificial Intelligence to Combat Public Sector Fraud

whitePaper | February 21, 2020

The information contained in the International Public Sector Fraud Forum documentation and training is subject to Crown Copyright 2020. The information should not be published or distributed in any way that could undermine the values and aims of the International Public Sector Fraud Forum. This content consists of material which has been developed and approved by the International Public Sector Fraud Forum.

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What Businesses with AI in Production Can Teach Those Lagging Behind

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

Businesses are in different stages with their artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Even today, after many years of evaluating AI, only one third of organizations have actually put AI into production (31%1 ). Organizations that started somewhat later are currently prototyping their AI solutions (20%). Companies that only recently came on board with AI are experimenting with AI technologies for their business cases (25%). And a relatively large portion (24%) have only just begun evaluating AI for their business cases.

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ETSI Activities in the field of Artificial Intelligence Preparing the implementation of the European AI Act

whitePaper | October 19, 2022

The present White Paper provides information to concerned stakeholders, including SMEs, Industry, Academia, Government Regulation Agencies and others, on the current implementation status of standards potentially suitable for ensuring compliance to the original draft of the AI Act, from an ETSI perspective. The overall set-up within ETSI is discussed and most relevant Technical Committees and Industry Specification Groups and related available deliverables and plans are identified.

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A PERSPECTIVE ON IT COST MANAGEMENT

whitePaper | August 10, 2020

2020 has posed significant, unexpected challenges to the world – and to IT departments in most organizations. Work practices have shifted rapidly and, given the volatile economic climate, many organizations are looking to protect against uncertainty and ensure business continuity by implementing cost savings initiatives. As an IT leader, you and your team are uniquely positioned to deliver added value to the organization by leveraging Technology Intelligence data to find these additional cost savings opportunities.

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Artificial Intelligence Policy and the European Union

whitePaper | August 30, 2022

In late 2019, then newly elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her intent to make regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) a top priority for Europe. She promised to “put forward legislation for a coordinated European approach on the human and ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence” within her first 100 days in office.

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Certifying Fairness of AI-Applications An Impossible Task?

whitePaper | January 28, 2022

Since more and more decisions that used to be made by humans are nowadays made either with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or by AI alone, it is essential that the AI algorithms are “fair.” In this whitepaper, we discuss issues surrounding the fairness of AI applications, with a special focus on how it can be assessed independently and subsequently certified. We explain why an AI application cannot be classified – and subsequently certified – as “fair” or “unfair” in a general sense and propose an approach that makes it possible to classify it as “fair” or “unfair” under the (application)-specific definition of fairness.

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