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 […]