LIC's new chief information officer sees endless opportunities

LIC's new chief information officer sees endless opportunities
Dhaya Sivakumar, LIC’s new chief information officer, has big plans. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
Dhaya Sivakumar, LIC’s new chief information officer, says the agri-tech co-operative has a golden opportunity to further leverage what it already does well: data.“I see that as an opportunity to do a lot more with what LIC has,” he said.LIC has more than a century of data collection under its belt.It also has a cloud-based herd management system that is reportedly used by 90% of New Zealand dairy farmers already, called MINDA.Not only do they use MINDA, but they are positive about it, he said.“I’ve never been in a...

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