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title: 2022 State of the CIO Executive Summary - EMEA
description: EMEA specific  summary based on the 2022 State of the CIO research explores the role of the CIO in EMEA and their current business & tech initiatives.
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# 2022 State of the CIO - EMEA Region

 Executive Summary

## Blending business strategies with the fundamentals

IT leaders in the EMEA region spent the last year advancing key business strategies while making sure the fundamentals of pandemic-fueled digital innovation and technology investments were sound. According to the global [2022 State of the CIO research](https://foundryco.com/tools-for-marketers/research-state-of-the-cio/), EMEA CIOs balanced the bulk of their time between transformational and functional duties, however were more likely to play an active role in business strategy. Read through this EMEA-focused executive summary for additional insight specific to the CIO in this region. 

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**Download this executive summary to learn:**

- How CIOs in EMEA focused on strategic initiatives while continuing to perform functional duties. 
- Which areas the CIO is focusing their time and expertise on now and in the next 3 years in the EMEA region.
- How technology budgets will shift in EMEA over the next 12 months, and how some of that budget will go towards new skills. 
- The technology and business initiatives that will drive IT investment for the coming year in EMEA. 

 

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