ACS Vic announces Pathways scholarships
Wednesday, 6 July 2011: The Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Victorian arm has committed to fostering the careers of three senior ICT managers, sponsoring their participation in the CIO Executive Council’s Pathway’s Program.
The ICT development and leadership program, created by the Executive Council and designed by CIOs, will run for 12 months and focuses on the business and leadership aspects of the CIO position rather than the technical.
The three successful scholarship applicants, announced at the Vic State iAwards, are Adam Smith, Craig Lindley and David Makin.
The ACS based the selection on the applicants past achievements and their potential to make a significant difference in ICT.
The program is now in its second year and has about 90 participants around Australia.
In March, the CIO Executive Council launched ‘Pathways Advanced’ and ‘Pathways Business’, designed in conjunction with Rob Livingstone Advisory.
Pathways program universal core competencies:
• Change leadership
• Collaboration and influence
• Commercial orientation
• External customer focus
• Market knowledge
• People and organisational development
• Results orientation
• Strategic orientation
• Team leadership
About the CIO Executive Council
The CIO Executive Council, first launched in April 2004 with operations in the United States, gives CIOs a united voice on technology matters and enables them to act as trusted, unbiased resources to one another while strengthening their businesses and collectively advancing the CIO profession. Together, members impact key industries, academia, media, venture capitalists and policy makers to shape the future of Information Technology and its role in their businesses and our global economy.
The Council is comprised of several hundred of the world's leading chief information officers. This global community of like-minded CIOs retains a local focus with peer networking and initiatives on regional or industry-specific matters. At the same time, its global reach provides twice the benefit for members: continued focus on regional issues coupled with the support, contributions, influence and reach of a powerful global community.
The ICT development and leadership program, created by the Executive Council and designed by CIOs, will run for 12 months and focuses on the business and leadership aspects of the CIO position rather than the technical.
The three successful scholarship applicants, announced at the Vic State iAwards, are Adam Smith, Craig Lindley and David Makin.
The ACS based the selection on the applicants past achievements and their potential to make a significant difference in ICT.
The program is now in its second year and has about 90 participants around Australia.
In March, the CIO Executive Council launched ‘Pathways Advanced’ and ‘Pathways Business’, designed in conjunction with Rob Livingstone Advisory.
Pathways program universal core competencies:
• Change leadership
• Collaboration and influence
• Commercial orientation
• External customer focus
• Market knowledge
• People and organisational development
• Results orientation
• Strategic orientation
• Team leadership
About the CIO Executive Council
The CIO Executive Council, first launched in April 2004 with operations in the United States, gives CIOs a united voice on technology matters and enables them to act as trusted, unbiased resources to one another while strengthening their businesses and collectively advancing the CIO profession. Together, members impact key industries, academia, media, venture capitalists and policy makers to shape the future of Information Technology and its role in their businesses and our global economy.
The Council is comprised of several hundred of the world's leading chief information officers. This global community of like-minded CIOs retains a local focus with peer networking and initiatives on regional or industry-specific matters. At the same time, its global reach provides twice the benefit for members: continued focus on regional issues coupled with the support, contributions, influence and reach of a powerful global community.