InfoGovANZ is a community of international professionals across the data and information sphere - Data Privacy, AI and Ethics, Cyber and Information Security, eDiscovery, ESG, Data and Infonomics, FOI, Information Governance, Legal, Records Management, Risk and Compliance - with a multi-disciplinary focus to collaborate and share best practices and promote global information governance innovation.
Information Governance is the policies, procedures, technologies and culture that organisations build to maximise the value of information while minimising associated risks and costs – see more in our InfoGovANZ IG Industry Report
Upcoming Events and Meet Ups
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MeetUp: Exploring Generative AI – Use, Risks & Best Practices
AUD $80.00 + gstTuesday, 29 April 2025, 12pm-1pm AEST
Generative AI is reshaping how we create and interact with information. From ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for text generation to DALL·E and MidJourney for images, and Sora and Runway for video, AI tools are opening up new opportunities—but also raising critical challenges.
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MeetUp: Record-keeping and Social Media Apps – Risks, Responsibilities & Best Practices
AUD $80.00 + gstTuesday, 13 May 2025, 12pm-1pm AEST
Join us for an engaging discussion on one a pressing challenges in modern information governance: managing record-keeping obligations in the age of social media and messaging apps. From WhatsApp and Signal to Instagram and LinkedIn, the use of these platforms in both public and private sectors is growing rapidly—and so are the risks.
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MeetUp: AI, Information Governance & Record-keeping – Emerging Issues, Legal Risks & Best Practices
AUD $80.00 + gstTuesday, 27 May 2025, 12pm-1pm AEST
Generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and other large language models are transforming how work gets done—and posing new challenges for Information Governance (IG), compliance, and record-keeping.
This InfoGovANZ MeetUp will explore the vital role of Information Governance in managing AI-generated content, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining control over organisational knowledge in a rapidly evolving digital environment.
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Upcoming Workshops
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Information Governance: Guide to Implementation Workshop
AUD $650.00 + gstTuesday, 20 May 2025, 10am-1pm AEST
Building on the Information Governance (IG) Foundation Workshop, this session focuses on the practical steps needed to assess, implement, and optimise your IG program within your organisation.
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AI Governance: Implementing and Governing AI
AUD $650.00 + gstWednesday, 11 June 2025, 10am – 1pm AEST
Join us to learn more about risk-mitigation tools that can help your organisation’s AI initiatives and projects be innovative, safe, compliant, and aligned with its strategic objectives.
You’ll gain a practical understanding of AI Governance mechanisms and project design tools that support your AI projects and reduce privacy and other risks.
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Information Lifecycle Management: Guide to Implementation Workshop
AUD $650.00 + gstTuesday, 24 June 2025, 10am – 12noon AEST
As data volumes grow, over-retention and inadequate data management practices can increase both risks and costs for organisations. This workshop will focus on practical strategies for implementing an effective Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) approach, embedding ongoing data minimisation, and ensuring compliance in an evolving privacy and cybersecurity regulatory environment.
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Latest News
Messaging Apps Report by the Australian Information Commissioner
The Australian Information Commissioner released a report on 19 March 2025, examining Australian Government agencies’ use of messaging apps. The report sets out findings from a review of the policies and practices of 22 Australian Government agencies. Commissioner Tydd has made recommendations to help agencies better meet their recordkeeping, freedom […]
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NAA’s Guidance on Messaging Apps and Social Media
Social media and instant messages (IM) used as part of an agency’s business are official Government records. However, they generally cannot be safely managed in place and should be saved into an endorsed business system where they can be managed accountably. The National Archives of Australia has published guidance on managing the […]
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Legalweek NY 2025 report from Down Under
Legalweek NY 2025 focused on AI’s transformative impacts, featuring keynotes, panels, and gatherings highlighting the future of law and technology. The recurring theme in events and discussions was AI, and it was evident that in the last 12 or so months much work has been done towards embedding AI and […]
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Explore our AI Resources
Visit the Artificial Intelligence (AI) section of our Resource Hub, where we’re continually adding valuable content to support your work. Be sure to check out the dedicated sub-sections on: Alogorthim Impacts Assessment Tools Gen AI Guidance AI and record-keeping Our goal is to create a central hub where members can easily access trusted, […]
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Report into the use and governance of AI systems by public sector entities
The Report of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit inquiry into the use and governance of artificial intelligence systems by public sector entities was published on 25 February 2025. The Committee examined how the Australian public sector is currently using AI systems, the risks and areas of concern […]
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Joint Statement on building trustworthy data governance frameworks for privacy-protective AI
As part of the Paris AI Action Summit, Privacy and Data Privacy Commissioners from Australia, Korea, Ireland, France and the UK signed a joint statement to reaffirm commitment to establishing data governance that fosters innovative and privacy-protective AI. That statement sets out that, ‘AI should be developed and deployed in […]
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FOI Statistics Dashboard
OAIC has published the Australian Government FOI statistics dashboard, which presents key freedom of information (FOI) data over the last 5 years, as Australian Government agencies and ministers reported to the OAIC under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The dashboard is an interactive presentation of data published in the […]
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OAIC’s FOI self-assessment tools for agencies
The OAIC has published a self-assessment tool for agencies. It has been developed to assist agencies in reviewing the effectiveness of their information access systems and overall FOI compliance and identifying gaps or areas for improvement, as well as areas where they are doing well. The self-assessment tool is now complemented by a […]
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The central problem for humanity in the 21st century is how we can nurture sufficient legitimate political power and wisdom, adequate technical mastery, and robust norms to constrain technologies to ensure they continue to do far more good than harm. How in other words, we can contain the seemingly uncontainable.
We don't need to totally reinvent the institutional wheel, creating more opportunities for rivalry and grandstanding. We just should find every means possible of improving it - and fast.
The common thread here is governance: of software systems of microchips, of businesses and research institutes, of countries, and of the international community. At each level is a thicket of incentives, sunk costs, institutional inertia, conflicting fiefdoms and worldviews that must be cut through. Make no mistake. Ethics, safety, containment - these will be products of good governance above all. But good governance doesn't just come from well-defined rules and effective institutional frameworks. ... [it] needs to ensure there is a self-critical culture that actively wants to implement them.
- Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, in The Coming Wave
