Education and experience: is there an ideal mix for becoming a CIO?

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Computing talks to IT leaders and educators about the best way to becoming a CIO

Many IT professionals see themselves as chief information officers (CIOs) in the making, but how should they go about realising this ambition, and what, for that matter, does the role require anyway? ...

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