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The European CIO Association
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Founding the European CIO Association
Process so far
 During 2011 the Articles of the new Association were developed by the
Advisory Board members
 All the National Bodies, except CIGREF, signed a declaration stating:
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They all asked the CIO-Platform Netherlands and Michael Gorriz to act as the
founding fathers fot the new Association
They all promised to become member and member of the new Board as soon as the
new Association will be established
 On 6 September 2011 the new Association got it’s Royal Decree and the
formal establishment was announced in the Belgium Gazette
 The founding fathers invited all National Bodies now to become member
and member of the new Board. All, except CIGREF, became member and
member of the new Board.
 Tomorrow, 30 November, the first Board meeting will take place.
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Mission Statement
The European CIO Association provides its membership
- large organizations from both the private and public
sector throughout Europe and national CIO bodies with a coordinated platform of services for developing
the best usage of Information Technology within their
companies and ecosystem and helping them to achieve
performance and foster innovation
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Main Objectives
Internally
 Networking. At CIO level and beyond (if relevant) for the exchange of
best practices, sharing visions
 Collaborative Knowledge & Experience Sharing. In workshops,
(web) meetings, papers, bringing CIOs and experts together to
share/exchange visions, produce standpoints/guidelines, etc. Workgroup
Cloud computing, SRW, Governance and e-skills)
 Information providing. Website, newsletters, tel. conferences
 Creating a coherent cross-national framework. To strengthen
cooperation between national Bodies, excahnging views, knowledge,
papers, etc.
Externally
 Expanding. Activities to create CIO communities in all European
countries
 Communicating with media to promote the “demand” view, create
awareness for the CIO work, etc
 Lobbying towards EU Community. CIO standpoint, working on Digital
Agenda Europe, etc.
 Vendor influencing at European level (workgroup supplier relations)
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Membership
National Bodies (NBs) representing their National Members (NMs)
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Representation. A National Body representing the “demand” or CIO community in a
country at the highest level can become member
For yearly contribution only paying National Members (NMs) are counted
The NB is a legal entity OR is part (department) of a legal entity
If more than 1 CIO community in a country = Board’s decision
The NB is represented in the Board, preferably by it’s chairman
The representative of the NB is fully mandated for all (legal) obligations and rights in
the Board
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Direct Members (DMs)
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DMs are:
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OR company member, representing their company. Membership will be
transfered to a next CIO
OR individual member, as long as they are CIO. Membership is not
transfered to the next CIO
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Criteria for membership. The company represented by the CIO is:
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Board is allowed to make exceptions
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OR > € 2 billion/year turnover
OR IT spending > 50 € million/year
OR > 10.000 employees
At least active in 3 European countries
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Organisation
National Bodies
Direct members
Board of Directors
All NBs
policy preparation
all member services
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1 of 10 DMs
Secretary-General
external representation
Service provider
Services
Services
Yearly Conference
Network Meetings
Web conferences
DMs & NBs
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NMs
discount
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Working groups
yes or expert
Website
Agenda setting
Choice of topics
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yes
Monthly newsletters
Daily news
yes
Seat in the Board
Access to survey
yes (DMs: 1 in 10)
Meeting Suppliers
Meeting Authorities
Study tours
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via nat. website
via NBs
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via nat. website
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on invitation
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The European CIO Association will
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Contribution, budget
Fees NBs
Ca. € 200/year (Board decides) per paying National Member in a
National Body. Example: with 50 paying members a NB pays € 200 x
50 = € 10.000/year.
IF this yearly fee is > 10% of the national fee, the NB only pays 10%.
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The NB is free how this contribution is collected from their own members (lump sum,
equal per member, etc.)
Fees DMs
yearly fee is € 10.000 (Board decides)
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Benefits
The new European CIO Association has following benefits:
 Independency. No links with or funding from suppliers.
 Legitimacy as Association, with a formal Board. Thus “the” voice
for European CIOs. This is recognised by the European
Commission, Digital Europe (IT-suppliers), etc.
 Representation. Over ca. 500 large European organisations with
> € 100 billion IT buying power are united in one organisation
 Opportunities for cooperation, exchange of best practices as
European Network with (a growing number of) National CIO
organisations
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