Chief
Information Officer Appointed
By Annie Yu
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As announced in early December 2000
by the President, Dr. Jerry Yu of the Registrar's Office has accepted
the newly created position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). According
to the President, Dr. Yu will be responsible for the development
and integration of all our Information Technology Services to better
serve the University community. This will include the use of IT
to support all areas of our work, including both administrative
and academic activities. The decision was based upon the recommendations
declared in the Strategic Plan for the Development of Information
Technology (IT) in the University as well as the expert advice made
by the two consultants from the University of Southern California
who had conducted a thorough assessment on CityUs Information
Technology Services.
For more information about activities
leading up to the creation of the CIO position, see the IT Strategic
Plan posted on http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityuit.
Extensive coverage about the CIO can be found in the "Role
of the Chief Information Officer" and "Dr Yu, Jerry -
New CIO Maps Out Strategy" articles published on the Web at
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityutoday/news/category/forum/cityudevelopment/
n20010101_02.htm and http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityutoday/news/category/people/staffprofile/
n20010101_06.htm respectively. In the latter article, one of
the CIO's many projects is to establish the University Portal, providing
personalised information at one's fingertips. According to Dr. Yu,
the technology needed to achieve this is already available. To catch
a glimpse of this technology, visit "Campus Pipeline - A University
Portal" posted on http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityuit
for a trial log-on.
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