Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany

Niels Proske; Moreen Heine; Norbert Gronau

doi:10.1145/2463728.2463793

Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany

Niels Proske, Moreen Heine, Norbert Gronau

Institute of Human-Centered Interactive Systems

Universität Potsdam

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the position of CIO in the German states. In Germany, public CIOs range from figureheads to real decision-makers. We identified three CIO types: first, the Political CIO, who has substantial resources but less IT competencies; second, the Operational CIO, who manages IT primarily close to actual projects; third, the Decorative CIO, who serves predominantly for public image. Thus, the institution of CIO moves between catchphrase and e-government enabler.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICEGOV '12: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
Editors	J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Natalie Helbig, Adegboyega Ojo
Number of pages	4
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	22.10.2012
Pages	346 - 349
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-1200-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2463728.2463793
Publication status	Published - 22.10.2012
Event	ICEGOV '12: 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance - University at Albany, Albany, NY, United States Duration: 22.10.2012 → 25.10.2012 https://www.icegov.org/archive/2012/

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Proske, N., Heine, M., & Gronau, N. (2012). Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany. In J. R. Gil-Garcia, N. Helbig, & A. Ojo (Eds.), ICEGOV '12: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (pp. 346 - 349). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2463728.2463793

Proske, Niels ; Heine, Moreen ; Gronau, Norbert. / Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany. ICEGOV '12: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. editor / J. Ramon Gil-Garcia ; Natalie Helbig ; Adegboyega Ojo. Association for Computing Machinery, 2012. pp. 346 - 349 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Proske, N, Heine, M & Gronau, N 2012, Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany. in JR Gil-Garcia, N Helbig & A Ojo (eds), ICEGOV '12: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 346 - 349, ICEGOV '12: 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, Albany, NY, New York, United States, 22.10.12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2463728.2463793

Public CIO, figurehead or decision-maker? The case of Germany. / Proske, Niels; Heine, Moreen; Gronau, Norbert.
ICEGOV '12: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. ed. / J. Ramon Gil-Garcia; Natalie Helbig; Adegboyega Ojo. Association for Computing Machinery, 2012. p. 346 - 349 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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