Mark Ferrar

Mark Ferrar

CIO, Newcastle University
Technology within universities have not followed the same road to digitisation, moving slowly in how it has reorganised. Whilst reliable and stable the transformation piece doesn’t mirror the fast-moving tech sector. So if you’re a CIO in a university, how do you break that trend and drive the evolution of tech services in higher education? Mark Ferrar, CIO at Newcastle University, talks about his journey to bring their services up to date.

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