About IACThe IAC promotes and facilitates CIO and IT Executive leadership education and education standards; government CIO and IT governance policies and institution building related to CIOs and CIO Councils; and application and innovation of ICT such as mobile, IoT and blockchain in areas including ICT and ageing society, smart cities, and ICT and natural disasters.The IAC publishes the annual Waseda University – IAC Digital Government Rankings now in its 14th year and the Journal of CIO and Digital Innovation. The IAC also partners with IOS Press on a Global E-Governance book series. In education, the IAC accredits CIO master’s degree programs and provides CIO certificates to graduates as well as directly partnering on training through the Asia CIO University Network on topics including CIO and data science. The IAC hosts an annual conference and partners on conferences and workshops with governments and NGOs such as APECTEL, OECD and U.N.International Academy of CIO TaiwanIACT_fdc660ee-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9International Academy of CIOThe IAC or International Academy of CIO was founded in 2006 in Japan by co-founders including Japan, USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Switzerland and Thailand. The IAC members, partnerships and alliances now span all regions with economies such as as China, Cambodia, Netherlands, India, Korea, Laos, Hong Kong, Macao, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Nigeria, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The IAC has active participation from over 50 countries and partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations including APEC, OECD and ITU. IAC Executive Board MembersJean-Pierre Auffret, Ph.D.President -- George Mason University, USAToshio Obi, Ph.D.President Emeritus -- Waseda University, JapanSuhono Harso Supangkat, Ph.D.Vice President -- Bandung Institute of Technology, IndonesiaFransico Magno, Ph.D.Vice President -- De La Salle University, PhilippinesYang Fengchun, Ph.D.Vice President -- Peking University, ChinaAndrey SemenovVice President -- RuCIO, RussiaNaoko Iwasaki, Ph.D.Vice President -- Waseda University, JapanAndrew BeklemishevVice President -- IDC, KazakhstanSak Segkhoonthod, Ph.D.Vice President -- Thailand Digital Government Development AgencyJirapon TubtimhinSecretary General -- Thammasat University, ThailandIAC ChaptersIAC ChinaFounding Location of IAC China and Head/Key Person of Academy – Beijing University, Professor Yang FengchunIAC FinlandFounding Location of IAC Finland and Head/Key Person of Academy – Turku University, Professor Tomi DahlbergIAC HongKongFounding Location of IAC HongKong and Head/Key Person of Academy – IAC IndiaFounding Location of IAC India and Head/Key Person of Academy – Mr. Ashish MukherjeeIAC IndonesiaFounding Location of IAC Indonesia and Head/Key Person of Academy – Bandung Institute of Technology, Professor Suhono Harso SupangkatIAC ItalyFounding Location of IAC Italy and Head/Key Person of Academy – Bocconi University, Milan, Professor Luca BuccolieroIAC JapanFounding Location of IAC Japan and Head/Key Persons of Academy – Waseda University, Professor Naoko IwasakiIAC KazakhstanFounding Location of IAC Kazakhstan and Head/Key Person of Academy – Society of IT Managers of Kazakhstan, Ms. Bikesh KurmangaliyevaIAC MacauFounding Location of IAC Macau and Head/Key Person of Academy – Macao SAR Government, Mr. Simon ChanIAC PhilippinesFounding Location of IAC Philippines and Head/Key Person of Academy – La Salle Institute of Governance, De La Salle University-Manila, Professor Francisco A. MagnoIAC RussiaFounding Location of IAC Russia and Head/Key Person of Academy – Russian CIO Congress (RuCIO), Moscow, Ms. Marina Anshina; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Professor Alexander Sokolov, Professor Alexander RyzhovIAC SingaporeFounding Location of IAC Singapore and Head/Key Person of Academy – National University of Singapore, Professor Atreyi KankanhalliIAC TaiwanFounding Location of IAC Taiwan and Head/Key Person of Academy – Taiwan E-Governance Research Center, Taipei, Associate Professor Zhou-Peng Liao; Taiwan National Development Council, Taipei, Ms. Ming-Fen ChuangIAC ThailandFounding Location of IAC Thailand and Head/Key Person of Academy – Thammasat University, Bangkok, Professor Jirapon SunkphoIAC USAFounding Location of IAC USA and Head/Key Person of Academy – George Mason University, Professor J.P. AuffretIAC UzbekistanFounding Location of IAC Kazakhstan and Head/Key Person of Academy – CIO CLUB Uzbekistan, Mr. Uygan TursunkhodjaevIAC VietnamFounding Location of IAC Vietnam and Head/Key Person of Academy – Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), Hanoi, Professor Tan Hanh, Vice President of PTITIAC PartnersAPEC e-Government Research CenterThe APEC e-Government Research Center of Waseda University was established with the aim to provide assistance in looking for solutions to the various challenges of e-Government and offers recommendations for the improvement of e-Government implementation. As part of the Center’s commitment to address e-Government issues, the Center does not only focus on the challenges concerning the national government agencies but also the local government units. The main purposes of the APEC e-Government Research Center are: To monitor and evaluate “e-APEC” activities; To support GCIO projects for networking and workshops as core resources; To establish APEC “e-University Networks” as a center for excellence in Human Resource Development (HRD) for e-Government through e-learning courses / system by using the latest technologies such as IPv6 and Next Generation Networks (NGN); To implement ICT trainings and research programs to address the needs on the new environment and digital society; To assist activities of International Academy of CIO; and To promote partnership and interactive collaboration among academic institutions, the government and the industry in supporting HRD requirements in the new economy._fdc6624c-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9_fdc66314-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9EducationPromote and facilitate CIO and IT Executive leadership education and education standards_fdc663c8-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b91_fdc66490-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9Policies & InstitutionsPromote and facilitate government CIO and IT governance policies and institution building related to CIOs and CIO Councils_fdc66562-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b92CIOsCIO Councils_fdc66620-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9ICTPromote and facilitate application and innovation of ICT such as mobile, IoT and blockchain in areas including ICT and ageing society, smart cities, and ICT and natural disasters._fdc666f2-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b93_fdc667b0-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9Digital Government RankingsPublish the annual Waseda University – IAC Digital Government Rankings_fdc6686e-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b94_fdc6694a-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9JournalPublish the Journal of CIO and Digital Innovation._fdc66a12-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b95_fdc66ad0-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9BooksPartner with IOS Press on a Global E-Governance book series._fdc66ba2-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b96IOS Press_fdc66c74-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9Accreditation & CertificationsAccredit CIO master’s degree programs and provides CIO certificates to graduates._fdc66d46-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b97_fdc66e22-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9TrainingPartner on training through the Asia CIO University Network on topics including CIO and data science._fdc66efe-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b98Asia CIO University Network_fdc66fda-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b9Conferences & WorkshopsHost an annual conference and partners on conferences and workshops with governments and NGOs such as APECTEL, OECD and U.N._fdc670b6-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b99NGOsAPECTELOECDU.N._fdc67188-c42d-11e9-aee8-53733990c1b92019-08-21https://iac2019.ndc.gov.tw/Content_List.aspx?n=54F15B5D2AE29159OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net