About 33 per cent of CIOs in Asia found that there was a "very strong connection" between their IT strategies and the strategic priorities of their organisations.

"2010 saw many economies around the world move from recession to recovery, with enterprises transitioning their strategies from cost-cutting to productivity," said Terick Chiu, executive partner, Gartner Executive Programs. "In Asia, the priorities are slightly different as we have not been climbing out of recession, but increasing growth. However, this year, we are more closely aligned with our global counterparts as recovery continues."

Gartner emphasises that CIOs in Asia should support their enterprise need to expand into new markets and geographies.

The research firm also says technology companies that want to make it big in China will grow based on the reach of their channel, instead of expanding with existing customers.