The number of participants in this year’s CIO 100 award is expected to rise, following entry of Rwanda and Ethiopia in the competition, which is currently going on.
The CIO 100 Awards were introduced last year and seek to celebrate 100 organisations that have used information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value.
The survey is based on how the companies were able to create competitive advantage, optimising business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers, the CIO director, Mr Harry Hare said.
The number of companies to be surveyed this year is expected to increase to about 500 due to new entrants from the two countries, up from 350 last year which were drawn from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
The increase in the number of participants is also due to introduction of new awards that include Leadership, Green Edge, Security and CIO of the Year Award, recognising the best CEO in embracing IT.
With the entry of Rwanda this year, Mr Hare said, the number of government departments participating in the survey are expected to rise significantly, since the country is ahead of the rest in embracing IT technology due to its small size.
Last year the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) participated in the survey and received awards due to their levels in automating operations and relations with customers. Some parts of the story were first published at the Daily Nation.
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