NIST AI Framework
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) a guidance document for use by organisations designing, developing, deploying or using AI systems to help manage the many risks of AI technologies. It was released along with a companion NIST AI RMF Playbook, AI RMF Explainer Video, an AI RMF Roadmap, AI RMF Crosswalk, and various Perspectives. To get an overview of the AI national and international regulatory landscape at October 2022, you can read the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioners high-level analysis and overview here – AI National and International Regulatory Landscape – InfoGovANZ
OECD Declaration on a Trusted, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future
On 15 December 2022, the OECD members adopted the Declaration on a Trusted, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future. The Declaration calls on the OEDC through the Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP) to develop policy standards and guidance for a trusted, sustainable, inclusive digital future for our countries that reflect shared values and put people at the centre. The background to the Declaration is the accelerated digital transformation, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought opportunity and risk, requiring policy makers to develop whole-of-government policy response and manage related risks. The list of actions is extensive and wide-ranging – you can read them here OECD Legal Instruments .
OECD Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities
On 14 December 2022, the OECD members adopted the Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities. It is an intergovernmental agreement on common approaches to safeguard privacy and other human rights and freedoms when accessing personal data for national security and law enforcement purposes, and seeks to promote trust in cross-border data flows, a critical enabler of the global economy. The scope of the declaration consists of three main sections: Legitimate government access on the basis of common values Promoting trust in cross-border data flows Principles for government access to personal data held by private sector entities You can read the Declaration here – OECD Legal Instruments
ChatGPT Proves a Mediocre Law Student
[Note: InfoGovANZ gives thanks to Craig Bell for permission to republish his article here. First published on Ball in Your Court] I recently spent a morning testing ChatGPT’s abilities by giving it exercises and quizzes designed for my law and computer science graduate students. Overall, I was impressed with its performance, but also noticed that it’s frequently wrong but never […]
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Changes to Australia’s Privacy Act: Overview and Preparation Checklist
In the wake of the recent wave of high-profile data breaches at Optus, Medibank and MyDeal, the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 was passed by Federal Parliament on 28 November 2022. The Attorney-General referred to the data breaches as having highlighted ‘the potential to cause serious financial and emotional harm to Australians’ and that the Bill sends a clear message […]
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NSW introduces Mandatory Notification of Data Breaches
On 16 November 2022, the NSW Parliament passed amendments to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PIPA). The amendments to the PPIP Act aim to strengthen privacy legislation in NSW by: creating a Mandatory Notification of Data Breaches (MNDB) Scheme which will require public sector agencies bound by the PPIP Act to notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals […]
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InfoGovANZ is delighted to announce a new platinum sponsorship with Ansarada
Ansarada is a global information governance platform that companies, advisors and governments rely on for securely managing their critical information in high-stakes processes like deals, risk, compliance, board governance and infrastructure procurement. Ansarada is the software relied upon by business professionals in over 180 countries worldwide. As businesses grow and get more complex, processes are often the first thing to […]
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RIMPA and InfoGovANZ announce continued alliance
RIMPA and InfoGovANZ are delighted to announce their continued alliance. RIMPA has been aligned with InfoGovANZ for some years enabling members to embrace and learn from InfoGovANZ leaders in information governance. The term ‘information governance’ brings together a broad range of professionals from information and records management, legal, privacy, eDiscovery, cybersecurity and information security, AI, data analytics and infonomics. InfoGovANZ […]
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InfoGovANZ releases the Information Governance Primer
Susan Bennett, Executive Director of Australian based think tank, Information Governance ANZ (InfoGovANZ), is delighted to launch the Information Governance Primer, which provides a wide-ranging overview on the fundamentals of good information governance. In today’s digital environment, the growing number and complexity of challenges associated with data and information have outpaced traditional information and records management practices. The Information Governance […]
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Announcing new InfoGovANZ membership model
We are launching an exciting new InfoGovANZ membership model. The new model provides even greater value for our members with global thought leadership, access to experts, exclusive events, IG insights and resources. Membership will help keep you up to date with and on top of current thinking on important topics in the IG world, together with the opportunities to connect […]
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