Reporting to the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, GCIO will assist the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry in formulating policies and strategies to drive the development of IT and IT industry in Hong Kong. GCIO is responsible for –

• (a)formulating policies and strategies to drive the development of IT and IT industry in Hong Kong;
• (b)managing the IT budget and IT investment of the Government;
• (c)advising on Government’s IT infrastructure and architecture;
• (d)leading and implementing the E-government programme with cross-agency responsibilities;
• (e)championing the adoption of new IT and the development of innovative applications/services; and
• (f)promoting IT in the community and the business sector.

For more information about the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), please visit the OGCIO’s Homepage at https://www.ogcio.gov.hk .

Candidates must be permanent residents of the HKSAR at the time of appointment and should possess –

• (a)a Bachelor or post-graduate degree from a university in Hong Kong or equivalent;
• (b)at least 15 years of management experience in a senior position with solid staff management and administrative experience;
• (c)good knowledge of the government system;
• (d)an international perspective and the ability to interact with interlocutors in the information technology (IT) field and counterparts in the Government;
• (e)strong leadership and management capabilities, good interpersonal and communications skills;
• (f)strong command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English; and
• (g)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST).