Professor Tosho Obi, President Emeritus of the International Academy of CIO, was named to the list of the World’s Most Influential People in Digital Government by Apolitical in August 2018. The honor is in recognition of Professor Obi’s many contributions in CIO and digital government and ability to build bridges between academia, government and private sector – and between countries and regions. In selecting honorees, the nominating committee considered “the power and potential to affect change at a national or international level; past achievements in the digital government arena; and knowledge about digital government national and international perception of the nominee’s influence or potential to influence digital government”.
Apolitical is based in London, England. and supported by a European Union Horizon 2020 funding. https://apolitical.co/lists/digital-government-world100/