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European CIO of the Year 2012
About the European CIO of the Year 2012 Awards
Introduction
Today, the most successful organizations rely on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to accomplish a variety of strategic benefits. As a result, the strategic roles of ICT professionals have expanded and diversified. The change is most evident with CIOs. The European CIO of the Year is the first set of awards that recognizes different types of CIOs based on what kind of business value they bring most to their organizations.
Objectives
There are two key objectives to the 2012 European CIO of the Year awards:
Awareness
Raise awareness in the public and business press of the increasingly strategic and diverse roles of CIOs (and consequently, of ICT professionals) in both private and public sector organizations;Celebrate
Recognize and celebrate CIOs that have made their organizations more successful by using ICT in more effective ways.
Categories
The European CIO of the Year 2012 awards will select 3 top CIOs in the following categories (*).
1. Technology driven CIO
CIOs that are primarily focused on managing the IT organization and its people to ensure delivery of IT infrastructure, applications, and related services across the company at the desired cost, risk, and service levels.2. Business Process driven CIO
CIOs who are increasingly working with non-IT colleagues, addressing issues such as business strategy, business process design and management, new product or service development, and compliance. They are also managing business processes, such as shared services, product development, global supply chain and operations.3. Client driven CIO
CIOs who are increasingly meeting with the company’s external clients, partners and colleagues as part of the sales or service delivery process, including establishing electronic linkages with customers.
Which type is better?
All 3 types have their merits, and one is not necessary better then the other. Everything depends on the context of the organisation and the vision general management has on IT.
The Award
The CIOs are judged by INSEAD on their specific qualities. Some of the selection criteria will include:
- How well does the CIO adjust his IT strategy to meet the needs of his business?
- How does the CIO deploy his team to meet the business requirements?
- How does the CIO determine his priorities and how effective does he manage them?
In the end there will be 3 winners, one in each category. They will be able to add this prestigious title to their award list.
Organisation
The European CIO of the Year 2012 awards are an organisation of CIONET International in close cooperation with INSEAD elab. The awards will be presented during the CIO CITY conference in Brussels on 19 and 20/4/2012.
(*) These categories draw on and adapt Weill, P. and S. Woerner. (2009). “The future of the CIO.” MIT Sloan CISR Research Briefing. IX.1. January 2009.
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