CIO Important For Bureaucratic Reform

Jakarta, June 10 (Antara) - Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Azwar Abubakar stated that Chief Information Officers (CIO) have a very important role in bureaucracy reform, particularly in implementing the use of information and communication technology (ICT).

"The use of ICT and e-government is a necessity and undivided instrument for bureaucratic reform. Therefore, the roles of CIO as the main actor of ICT implementation is very crucial to the accomplishment of bureaucratic reform," Azwar said here on Monday.

He delivered the statement in the Second ASEAN CIO Forum held at the BPPT building  with a theme "Shaping ASEAN Future Through e-Leadership and Collaboration".

He explained CIO is a position in a business organization, government, or non-profit organization that has a role as a leader in the provision of information to the survival of the organization in order to achieve its objectives.  

"The flow of information is encouraged with the progress of the ICT, making the role of CIO more important than before. CIOs have a strategic position in escalating the government performance," Azwar said. (IGT)