Posts Tagged ‘Information Awareness Month’

Recordkeeping FAQs – Do the European Union’s new privacy laws apply to NSW public offices? May 11, 2018 No Comments

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is new data privacy legislation introduced to protect the personal data of all citizens across the EU. The GDPR comes into effect in a matter of weeks, on May 25th 2018.

Welcome to the Information Awareness Month 2018 May 1, 2018 No Comments

May is Information Awareness Month (IAM). The purpose of IAM is to increase public awareness of information and its place in all aspects of daily life. This year’s theme: Trust in the Digital World highlights the key role information plays in building trust in digital technologies. To celebrate IAM, we will be posting information on […]

Q&A with Warwick Hunter on public access to records #iam_2016 May 16, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. Our final post in this series features a Q&A with Warwick Hunter about public access to records under the State Records Act 1998. Warwick is a policy officer at State […]

Q&A with Elizabeth Tydd on access to government information #iam_2016 May 9, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. This post features a Q&A with Elizabeth Tydd about access to government information. Ms Tydd is the NSW Information Commissioner. In this role Ms Tydd promotes public awareness and understanding […]

Q&A with Elizabeth Coombs on privacy #iam_2016 May 3, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. First up we have a Q&A with Dr Elizabeth Coombs about privacy and information governance. Dr Coombs is the NSW Privacy Commissioner. In this role she promotes privacy, prepares reports […]

Welcome to Information Awareness Month 2016! #iam_2016 May 2, 2016 No Comments

May is Information Awareness Month (IAM). The purpose of IAM is to increase public awareness of information and its place in all aspects of daily life. This year’s theme – Investing in Information Governance – highlights the importance of managing information assets across an entire organisation to support its business outcomes. To celebrate IAM, we will […]

How to avoid information loss in the digital age May 17, 2010 5 Comments

Digital information is easy to create, share and use and is today a vital business resource, critical for business activity and efficient operations. Digital information however is very easy to lose and this can become a very costly problem for your organisation to manage and to deal with into the future.