InfoGovANZ is a community of international professionals across the data and information sphere - InfoGov, Legal, Data Privacy, Cyber & Info Security, Records Management, eDiscovery, Data & Infonomics, and AI & Ethics - with a multi-disciplinary focus to collaborate and share best practices and promote global information governance innovation.
Contribute, share your knowledge, and learn from other members of the community by joining InfoGovANZ. Become part of a growing network of like-minded professionals covering the wide range of disciplines contributing to information governance. As a member, you will receive the latest updates PLUS be the first to know about our events AND receive member-only discounts.
Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Information Governance Foundations Workshop
AUD $495.00 + gst9 am-12 noon Thursday 5 August 2021
This workshop will provide you with a systematic approach to governance and management of information assets in support of overarching business goals and objectives. It will help you to develop and improve your Information Governance framework and the co-ordinating mechanisms to increase collaboration and break-down silos.
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Information Lifecycle Management Workshop
AUD $495.00 + gst11:00am – 2 pm Thursday 19 August 2021
Participating in this workshop will enable you to explain the purpose of Information lifecycle management and its value to your organisation; gain a better understanding of the key components of an effective ILM strategy; and consider how to work with internal stakeholders to implement or improve ILM in your own organisation.
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InfoGovANZ MeetnGreets – September
Complimentary12 noon Tuesday 23 September 2021
Our MeetnGreets provide the opportunity for new members to connect and for our members to catch up and discuss topical IG issues.
You will be able to introduce yourself and your work, meet other IG professionals, ask questions and engage with the discussion online.
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Recent Webinars
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Protection of Personal Information in Universities – insights and recommendations – Webinar Recording
The protection of information by universities has come under focus as Australian universities have been subject to cybersecurity attacks. These attacks highlight the risks posed by data breaches and the potential impact on thousands of students, staff and research participants. This led to an examination into the policies and procedures that Victorian universities have implemented to protect the personal information that they hold from loss and misuse.
Sven Bluemmel, Victoria’s Information Commissioner highlighted the findings and recommendations from this Examination report.
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eDiscovery and Collaborative Platforms – Webinar Recording
The exponential data growth and the use of collaborative platforms is resulting in increased complexity and costs for internal investigations and legal proceedings.
In this session, sponsored by PageFreezer, you will learn why these tools are gaining traction, the ‘down the track’ problems and costs of collaborative platforms and the different types of tech collaborative tools, the dangers of employees using unsanctioned apps (shadow IT) include cross-border/data protection perspectives; ephemeral data apps and more.
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Enterprise-wide Data Searches: tips and traps – Webinar Recording
Organisations are tasked with finding documents across the entirety of their data holdings for many reasons. Enterprise-wide searching often includes legacy systems not configured to enable searching, which together with the constant growth in data being collected and stored means the costs and risks involved in searching, reviewing and producing relevant records are significant for organisations.
This session covered what a “search all the things” project can look like. What does it cost? How long does it take? What are common pitfalls?
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InfoGov IAM2021 Roundtable Report
The Information Governance (IG) Roundtable had an engaged discussion covering a wide range of current issues and drivers for information governance. The discussion covered: Drivers of Information Governance in 2021, the compelling reasons for organisations to implement Information Governance, what are the current challenges and actions for protecting information and more. Participants included Roxanne Missingham, Kathryn Dan, Alex Caughey Hutt, Dr Chris Colwell, Dani Wickman, Fiona Beatty, Judy Anderson, David Brous, Genevieve Dwyer, Brandon Voight, David Church, Amanda Dolman and Simon Costello. The roundtable was hosted by InfoGovANZ, facilitated by Susan Bennett and sponsored by ActiveNav. IG Drivers in 2021 Our discussion considered key trends in IG, noting that the InfoGovANZ IG Industry Report 2021 identified the three main drivers for IG as: External regulatory compliance and legal obligations; Good business management practices; and Internal technology restructuring or transitions. The role of regulatory compliance as a mechanism to elevate […]
Information Governance maturing, data breach, legal proceedings and investigations driving IG Projects: key findings from the 2021 IG Industry Report
This is InfoGovANZ’s third survey collecting the opinions of practitioners and industry participants charting the development of information governance over the past five years. The survey engaged 338 participants and highlights the status, priorities and challenges of information governance for organisations in 2021. The IG Report highlights that implementing and maintaining an IG framework is the most important priority for organisations for nearly half of industry professionals, with the three main enterprise-wide drivers of IG projects identified as external regulatory, compliance and or legal obligations(74%); good business management practices(68%); and internal technology restructuring or transition(50%). “While only one in five respondents indicated that COVID had been a driving factor for IG projects, there was a notable increase since our last survey in data breaches, lawsuits and investigations acting as a driver for IG projects – particularly in the corporate sector” said Peter Chapman, KPMG Director, Forensics Technology expert and InfoGovANZ […]
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