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10 Experts on the Biggest Problems Tech Needs to Solve

6 January, 2022

Summary

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software

In The News

In the past year, we have experienced a global pandemic, social justice trials, political reforms and much more. As business leaders, we are usually concerned with finding solutions to answer our companies’ specific problems. We often don’t take a minute to look at the bigger picture of how we can aid today’s biggest global challenges through digital technology. At Rocket Software, we are led by our core values of empathy, humanity, trust, and love. These values guide us in trying to make the world a better place through technology.

On our podcast, Digital: Disrupted, we host a wide range of tech professionals every week. A question we like to ask each guest is, “What is one problem you would use technology to fix?” With technology playing a key role in advancing our world today, here are 10 experts’ responses on the biggest problems tech needs to solve.

Andrew Winston, Winston Eco-Strategies

Problem: Misinformation

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, many organizations rushed to implement tools that would allow employees to conduct their jobs remotely. While this was critical at the time, it has led to redundant solutions, runaway IT spend and a lack of understanding around the purpose of tools or how they fit into the organization’s operations. Business and IT leaders must come together to get a full understanding of the solutions they have in their tech stack and make strategic decisions about which can be retired, and which are necessary to ongoing success.

Andrew is the co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take and the founder of Winston Eco-Strategies where he advises companies on managing today’s mega-trends. Winston says a problem he wishes tech could solve is...Continue reading