| Dubai will be hosting the top IT brains of India from | | | | magazines as well. A point in case is the recent |
| August 21-25. The occasion is the Technology Senate | | | | survey on Indian CIOs – Tomorrow’s CIOs – |
| where the who’s who of the Indian IT arena will be | | | | by one of the international IT magazines. The results |
| conglomerating to discuss and debate on hot IT issues. | | | | reflected that most of these CIOs report directly to |
| While talking about Tech Senate that largely caters to | | | | the CEOs or owners of their firms. These CIOs are |
| the CIOs of India, I am not sure how many of us have | | | | more focused on business strategies and business |
| observed the silent drift the CIOs have made – | | | | decision-making, leaving IT infrastructure and application |
| from their limited role as the technology leaders a few | | | | management to other senior members of their team. |
| years back to taking on the role of business leaders. | | | | Unlike their US counterparts, the role of Indian CIOs |
| They are no longer just the technology experts, but | | | | involves greater contribution to company innovation |
| they are in the forefront of the organizational hierarchy, | | | | and growth, managing outsourced relationships, |
| applying IT to accelerate and support the | | | | managing customers and the like. For them, attributes |
| organization’s goals and roadmap. Dittoing these | | | | like leadership, execution, communication, vision and |
| thoughts will be a presentation on ‘Shifting Role of | | | | innovation define the role of a CIO better. |
| the CIO – Technology to Business Leader in a | | | | The way I see this role transformation of the Indian |
| Security Context’ by Mr. Digvijay Sinh Chudasma, | | | | CIOs is that not only has the role of a CIO broadened |
| VP-Sales, Cyberoam, at Tech Senate. | | | | but the importance of IT and its footprint in |
| These thoughts have found echo in many international | | | | organizations has also grown manifolds today. |