19 September 2018 
Karel Thomas, Executive Director
The IIRC has published a companion volume to Creating Value: CFO Leadership in <IR>, aimed at CFOs, with one aimed at CIOs. Technology primer for integrated reporting: A Chief Information Officer guide. If an organisation is serious about better narrative reporting and more integrated thinking, all "Chiefs" need to understand how their part of a successful organisation cannot live in a silo. The publication recognises that, "[T]echnology is rapidly developing to enhance the way businesses analyse, use and communicate data. As the volume of data grows – alongside demands for transparency – Chief Information Officers (CIO) must be at the heart of harnessing these technological developments to identify how the organization is creating value in the short, medium and long term. A successful CIO will take responsibility for building the information architecture that feeds into the integrated report, so that the business can think, plan and communicate their story of value creation, ultimately leading to internal and external benefits for the business." It may be that this role is covered by a Chief of another name in your organisation so it is worth a read by anyone and everyone.
