A review of chief information officer' main skills

Abstract

Information Systems are transforming our lives. Their social and economic impact means opportunities and challenges for people, organizations and governments. Being decisive for competitiveness, they are more and more taken in account by companies, which look at them in order to find a way of improving the business. In this context, the CIO (Chief Information Officer) has a central role, and needs to perform several tasks to ensure that information systems under his supervision are efficient. To be competent in his job, the CIO needs several skills. In this paper, the CIO's main skills are identified and discussed. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.