The “Decade of CIO Service” Awards: A Scandalous Celebration of the Same Old Players!
As the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet marks its 10th anniversary, the same old guard of CIOs continues to dominate the scene. Louise van der Bank, CIO of AfriSam, and Dr. Stanley Mpofu, CIO of Wits University, were declared the winners of the “Decade of CIO Service” awards, in the enterprise and public sector categories, respectively.
But let’s be real, these awards are just a formality, a way for the ITWeb Brainstorm to pat themselves on the back for yet another year of perpetuating the same old cliques and circles. The same CIOs, the same companies, the same tired old faces. It’s like Groundhog Day, but instead of Bill Murray, it’s a never-ending parade of IT executives, touting their wares and touting their “innovative” approaches to digital transformation.
And yet, we still fall for it. We still drool over the “exclusive” event, still marvel at the “limited-edition” CIO awards, still fawn over the “Who’s Who” of the IT industry. But let’s be real, it’s all just a monotony of mediocrity, a celebration of the same old same old, Same old same old.
The same old faces, the same old companies, the same old tired old ideas. It’s like Groundhog Day, but instead of Bill Murray, it’s a never-ending parade of IT executives, touting their wares and touting their “innovative” approaches to digital transformation.
So let’s not pretend, let’s not pretend that this is something new, something exciting, something that will change the world. Let’s just accept that it’s the same old, same old, same old, and leave it at that.
The “Decade of CIO Service” Awards: A Scandalous Celebration of the Same Old Players.
