"IT DOES MATTER/IT NOW MATTERS"
Dr. Howard Rubin, Rubin Worldwide, MIT CISR Research Associate and Professor Emeritus Hunter College of CUNY
In a world beset by a global economic crisis in which companies are struggling to be profitable and survive and in which nations are looking for the right stimulus cocktails to restore their economies, IT DOES MATTER and IT NOW MATTERS!
In the recent past perhaps Nicholas Carr was right in that there was little "spread" between how companies used IT and IT didn't matter; when company performance (and national performance) was driven by "easy" revenue growth (and GDP growth) perhaps IT really didn't matter. However, when revenue and GDP goes flat or worse, negative, it is all about efficiency - optimizing operating costs; lowering cost of goods; surgical focus on the right products, markets, and customers. The one tool that exists today that is the ultimate lever ( if used right ) that did not exist in the 1930's, 1970's, 1980's, and even in the late 1990's in the form it
is in today --- is IT.
The nation's infrastructure is no longer just highways/harbors and roads/rail and airports/aerospace, it is tech-heavy encompassing broadband, technology innovation, technology investment, and technology talent development.
“What CEOs Want From CIOs”
Mark Polansky, Managing Director, North America IT Officers, Korn/Ferry International
Mr. Polansky will add to Dr. Rubin’s message by discussing, “What CEO’s Want From CIO’s”. The role that Chief Information Officers play in corporate America has dramatically changed with the emergence of IT leadership at the “C” level. Mr. Polansky’s presentation reviews the historical evolution of the CIO position, examines the changing role of the CIO in the 21st Century, and explores CEOs’ expectations of CIOs in these challenging times. Lastly, an operating model for today’s CIOs will be presented.
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