<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Velizar Shalamanov</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vassil Sabinski</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trayan Georgiev</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Optimization of the Chief Information Officer Function in Large Organizations</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CIO</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Collaborative Network Organizations</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ECHO project</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">governance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IT capabilities</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IT services</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Optimization</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">46</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13-26</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The analysis of the process of establishing Chief Information Officer Function in the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence in 2000 and in North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2020 is used to identify the critical elements for success of the change management process and full realization of the strategic benefits for the organization. Differentiation between the governance of IT and management of capabilities and services for the federation of business organizations is considered as a framework to develop and optimize the CIO function in relation to service provision. The approach proposed in this article combines the COBIT framework with the Analytic Hierarchy Process method for decision making and architectural design and business process optimization to provide a sound basis for consensus in the development of the CIO function. The approach is tested in instituting the CIO function in the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (a federation of more than 40 entities) and its implementation for national and EU level is then defined as a roadmap. Core elements of the approach are tested in the framework of the ECHO project under H2020 for development of a governance model of the European cyber security collaborative trusted net-work organization.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ventzislav Atanassov</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Implementation Hierarchy and CIO Organization in Bulgaria’s Public Administration</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chief Information Officer</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CIO</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CIO Responsibilities</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CIO Roles</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Collaborative Network Organizations</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">digital transformation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">governance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IT capabilities</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IT services</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Optimization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Public Sector</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">42</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83-94</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;This article presents results from the analysis of the CIO functions, role and responsibilities in the public administration, serving as a basis for establishment of a common profile of CIOs. This is expected to reduce the obstacles and facilitate the digital transformation in the public sector in line with the modern technological progress and management approaches, which are applied to meet the requirements for effectiveness and efficiency of e-government. The author suggests a new hierarchical structure of the management bodies, including CIOs, in public administration of Republic of Bulgaria, and elaborates on the pros and cons of this proposal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The approach is tested in the development of CIO function in Institute of Information and Communication Technologies and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as a federation of more than 40 entities. Core elements of the approach are tested in the framework of the ECHO project under H2020 for development of a governance model of the European cyber security collaborative trusted network organization.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83</style></section></record></records></xml>