Chief information officer is not a position held only in the United States, it's an important job worldwide as well. And in these precarious times, companies around the world are looking to their CIOs to deal with today's global recession. They are being asked to drive business change and keep the costs down in order to do so.

The latest issue of Information Week outlines their choices of the 50 best CIOs worldwide and what they are doing that makes them stand out above the rest. Information Week's list is based on market leadership, innovative business practices and the impact these individuals have had in an increasingly complex world.

For more on the best and the brightest CIOs worldwide:
- check out this InformationWeek.com article

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