The role of government CIO for Business Continuity Planning in Knowledge Society

There are a lot of kinds of disasters such as earthquake, Typhoons, Cyber Terrorism not only in Japan but also worldwide. How should we reduce these damages by CIOs both in private and public sectors? BCP is one of the necessary, indispensable solutions to protect the business and government from the damage of disasters Moreover, the main discourse was brought together by thinking about the importance of CIO (Chief Information Officer) that plays an important role of BCP (Business Continuity Planning). In this paper, the objective is to find an effective solution on the role of GCIO for BCP in the Knowledge Society by analyzing the Case study of Japanese GCIO.