Fourteen Vietnamese executives received the titles of Chief
Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the 10th
ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards presentation ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on
December 2.
Six others from ASEAN member nations were also honoured at the event.
Hosted by the International Data Group (IDG), the awards aim to
commend outstanding individuals from domestic businesses, State
agencies, and foreign firms and organisations for their significant
contributions to bettering their units’ operation and to the
socio-economic development in general through their initiatives on IT
and security.
Organised annually in
Vietnam since 2005, the CIO title is the most celebrated award in the
IT field while the CSO award has been given out five times.
This is the second time the two awards have been presented in a single
event, showing the two fields’ close link in creating a stable
foundation for the IT sector’s development.
In the framework of the event, the organiser also announced outstanding
IT products voted by CIO and CSO. The awards fell into the hands of
Samsung Group with its smartphone product and Scheider Electric Group
with its APC-branded Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system.
On
the same day, IDG in collaboration with the CEOCIO Club held a
conference on issues concerning IT and information security.
It
provided a good chance for participants to introduce latest
technological solutions and discuss how to further promote the
development of the IT sector in the future.-VNA