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The gap between CIO core competencies and the real roles of CIOs

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Our lives have become more convenient than before due to the advanced technology. We are blessed by the benefits of the information society. New industry has been developed by open data. Promotion of e-Government leads to cost reduction by utilizing cloud computing. On the other hand, by evolution of the information society, we expose ourselves to the threat of viruses and cyber-attack. Under these circumstances, CIOs are responsible for various competencies such as ICT strategies for e-Government, risk management, information assurance and cyber security, ICT budget, ICT investment and compliance.
This paper analyzes the new trend of CIO's functions in the aspect of CIO Core Competencies. CIO Core Competencies were identified in the US in 1996. This paper prioritizes CIO Core Competencies and finds that there is a gap between the Core Competencies and real roles of CIOs. As a result CIOs do not play an effective role in their organizations.
The methodology of this paper is data analysis of surveys done in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2014. The 2014 survey on the preferred Core Competencies was conducted in cooperation with George Mason University (GMU) in the US, one of the 6 CIO universities certified by the US Federal Government.

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    ICEGOV '14: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
    October 2014
    563 pages
    ISBN:9781605586113
    DOI:10.1145/2691195
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    1. CIO (Chief Information Officer)
    2. CIO core competencies
    3. governance
    4. leadership
    5. management
    6. security

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    • (2016)How Business Strategy and Technology Impact the Role and the Tasks of CIOsInternational Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance10.4018/IJITBAG.20160101017:1(1-19)Online publication date: Jan-2016
    • (2016)How Business Strategy and Changes to Business Strategy Impact the Role and the Tasks of CIOsProceedings of the 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)10.1109/HICSS.2016.609(4910-4919)Online publication date: 5-Jan-2016

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