| | August 20178CIOReviewThe NextGen Government CIO AND THE SHIFT FROM DOER TO MAKER. DISRUPT THYSELF!Government CIOs must hit the reset button and make the shift to leading the business of government. Now more than ever, we need to be `out front' by offering innovative ways to make government services more agile and frictionless. It's a pivot to `making' organizational strategy from the traditional being a `doer' of strategy, that traditionally, CIOs have been asked to do. Everything in life and in government now has a digital aspect. Whether it's producing data, has a sensor, or has intelligence baked into the solution, CIOs can no longer wait for the business to come to them for consultation. But rather, CIOs need to be at the table when infrastructure and organizational projects are being considered. CIOs can no longer be relegated to the computer room; they need to be in the board room. For government CIOs, this means being a shaper of organizational strategy and being involved. CIOs can express `what's possible', and this is precisely how our roles are evolving.Traditionally, CIOs have been relegated to aligning tech to the business strategy and calling it a good day. Today we must shift from strategy support to strategy creation. To succeed in the world we live in, where digital services are the norm, we must tell the story of what is possible and lead with that.Incremental change is no longer good enough. In order for government services to leapfrog and meet the digital demand By Peter Ambs, CIO, City of AlbuquerqueIn my opinion
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