Cio, the acronym of the chief information officer, is the senior official responsible for all areas of information technology and systems in a company. They support corporate objectives by guiding the use of information technology. They have both technical and business process knowledge, a multifunctional concept, and are often the best candidates to align organizational technology deployment strategies closely with business strategies。
The cio, formerly the chief information officer in the government administration, emerged as a key player in the enterprise as the information system evolved from a support tool of the rear office to a powerful means of participating directly in the enterprise. The chief information manager of united states enterprises is equivalent to the deputy general manager's direct accountability to the highest decision-makers。
The chief information officer is a relatively new position and is currently established only in some of the world's top 500 companies, such as coca cola, dsm (deisman). However, with multipolar competition and development in the business sector, a growing number of enterprises have begun to use the concept of innovation as a driving force and a competitive advantage for their sustained development, and the cio will become one of the most important position leaders of future enterprises。
It is well known that the three elements of enterprise competitiveness are strategic direction, strategic objectives and talent, and that over the years, with the advocacy of many high-quality enterprises in the country (e. G. China) and the inclusion of talent as one of the most important elements of enterprise competitiveness, “people-centred” has become the core of the management of modern enterprises, while the promotion of information-building has to be based on the basic elements of “people-centred” motivation。
The role played by the cio, a qualified cio, in the construction of information in enterprises is bound to determine whether the enterprise will be able to perform its business properly over the next 5-10 years. The role and positioning of the cio must be out of the computer center, the information centre, he must be a first-hand assistant with a thorough knowledge of the enterprise, a full understanding of social resources, a good grasp of high-level intentions and participation and influence in decision-making, and a real, concrete and detailed leadership of the team to move forward。
Moreover, the cio must have the leadership to form an information team and, in addition to the importance attached to it by its leaders, enterprises must develop and build a high-quality, high-quality workforce that is the backbone of information technology in their enterprises, that is, capable of using modern information technology and of a concept that serves management and business; it is both learning and practice. This will enable every employee to be both an ict user and an it driver, thereby achieving real and lasting success in ict for enterprises。
