Why Aren't Organizations Paying More Attention To Governance?

By John Mancini, CEO, AIIM

In the last 10 years, we have seen a major growth in data, which is now created, captured and shared at an unprecedented level. That has created a tsunami of information for organizations to filter, analyze and store.

This deluge of data has had a huge impact on enterprises as well as the public sector. Government is increasingly moving to electronic records. By Dec. 31, 2019, for example, all permanent electronic records in federal agencies will be managed electronically to the fullest possible extent. These eventually will be transferred and accessioned to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in an electronic format.

Storing records in electronic format means that much broader governance policies are necessary to ensure that the records held digitally are secure. They must also be easily searchable by public sector employees who need to check city planning applications, for example, or forecast the potential adoption of a public service in a given community.

The amount of data and the many ways it can be cross-referenced and analyzed is a major asset to any organization. It also carries major data security issues. Despite warnings, enterprises and public sector organizations are ignoring information governance at their peril.

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