Nine Vietnamese candidates have made the lists for Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the 9th ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards 2013.

The director of Da Nang city’s Department of Home Affairs Dang Cong Ngu and eight Vietnamese candidates will receive the CIO titles at an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24.

The ASEAN CIO&CSO Awards, which is the first event of its kind in the ASEAN community, is organised by the International Data Group (IDG), and aims to honour outstanding individuals responsible for information management and security.-VNA