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Travis Dewing: Building teams

Travis Dewing, CIO of Netcare, was the top 10 finalist for the IITPSA's 2016 Visionary CIO Award.

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 24 Nov 2016
Travis Dewing is excited about the opportunities for digitisation in the healthcare industry.
Travis Dewing is excited about the opportunities for digitisation in the healthcare industry.

Dewing has been promoted into a number of different technology management positions within Netcare, and has regularly been given additional challenges and different technology professionals to lead.

"That's where one of my strengths lie. I'm not the ultimate expert, or the guy who can develop the best .Net code. It's my team and building up the people I work with to take us forward, and the more I empower them and give them the understanding of the business drivers, the more we are uplifted."

Reflecting on his career since being promoted to CIO, Dewing's says a lot of the goals that were set five years ago have been achieved. "Healthcare is a fantastic industry, with so much opportunity for digitisation and innovation. It's remarkable how much there is still to do," he adds.

He believes inequality in South Africa needs to be addressed.

"Netcare as an organisation is committed to transformation, and we need to look at the bigger socio-economic factors that are playing out, including the IT profession."

Read about the other Visionary CIO finalists

ASHLEY VEASEY
BRENDA NIEHAUS
JAMIE WHITTAKER
LEN DE VILLIERS
LIBISI MAPHANGA
PETER ALKEMA
RIDWAAN BARDIEN
SEAN MARITZ
THAGARAN GOVENDER

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