The CIO of a growing company would take the following steps to build an ethical IT policy: engage the CEO and other C-level executives to gain support for the initiative, as their buy-in is critical; form a cross-functional committee including representatives from IT, HR, legal and other departments to develop the policy and ensure it considers various perspectives; clearly communicate the new policy and ethics guidelines to all employees through multiple channels and trainings to establish expectations and gain feedback.

1. Building a strong and ethical IT policy requires the cooperation of all levels within an
organization. As the newly hired CIO of a growing company, describe your first steps in building
an IT policy and ethics infrastructure. How would you communicate your changes and gather
employee support for the initiative? Be specific and discuss who you think should be the primary
business persons that you will engage in the process.