Gouvernance d'information (Les Cahiers du Numerique) - impact of records mgmt to information governance The French Canadian journal "Les cahiers du numerique" has issued an interesting number about the interrelations btw records management (information lifecycle mgmt)...
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Blockchains – or when will the next nerd be driven through the village?
Hardly a day goes by without a journalist feeling called upon to preach the promising future of the bankless society. In search of new jobs & Zuckerbergs, the news- and money-hungry gang of investors and journalists has now stumbled upon the topic of blockchain...
Update: Retention of business correspondence?
Business correspondence - retention obligation? Since 1.1.2013, Swiss commercial law has applied the principle that business correspondence is no longer subject to retention. What does this mean for companies? Which cases do you consider borderline and where is there...
Electronic invoicing – a topic for winners?
The whole world is talking about digitization, but it's often forgotten that it's not the big things that dominate day-to-day management. Just as any BoD would love to have more time for strategic issues, as a modern executive it would be great to only have to worry...
Where is my data?
The importance of information governance cannot be communicated enough. Enclosed is a (still) current article from Netzwoche No. 8 / 2017 with the most important arguments.
An IT security expert on the board of directors and what does that have to do with information governance?
Recently, there have been more reports of hacker attacks in Switzerland (March 2016). In this context, the discussion arises for the first time as to whether safety experts should not be delegated to the Board of Directors. So the question is: Does it make sense to...
Stuart Russell: Human Compatible – A few notes on a “best seller” (2019).
On the control problem of artificial intelligence (AI) and other perennial issues In 2019, Stuart Russell's acclaimed bestseller "Human Compatible. Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control" (there is already a wikipedia article about it). Russell is a...
Data loss due to the human factor – HR offboarding / exit
Employees who leave a company - whether voluntarily or involuntarily - often cause major data loss that can wreak havoc. A company's data disclosure can cause immense reputational damage, depending on the type of data. Data loss is often due to human error. It is not...
Book excerpt 2021 (6): Extreme collaboration as a prerequisite for successful information governance
"The greatest challenge on the road to unifying successful governance is the fact that no one function or department alone is capable of achieving the perceived goals and benefits." (Pugh H. 2012) - Book p.37, chap. 2.3.4 Organization of information...
The WG Fridge Blog (Season 1 Episode 2): The poisoning
Easter weekend 2016: Our residents have more or less pre-planned and as it goes, some go to their relatives or friends, others stay in the WG. Mona Geiger (personal descriptions can be found here) spontaneously decides to launch a party on Easter Saturday and invites...
The WG Fridge Blog Season 1 Episode 4: “Not Me – The Others Too”
Flashback: The poisoning at Easter triggered a wide variety of reactions. While some residents have almost forgotten about the issue, others are still highly excited and let the event reappear every day. Maria Locker has decided that it can't go on like this. Until...
Data Poisoning: Where Information Security and Information Governance Must Come Together
Die ganze Welt spricht von KI, Chat GPT, Open AI und co. Doch (fast) niemand kümmert sich um die Gefahren, die damit verbunden sind. Eine löbliche Ausnahme bildet das ZISC an der ETH in Zürich, hier befasst sich Florian Tramèr intensiv mit den Gefahren, die durch die...
Today’s programmer is yesterday’s typesetter
On the essay by Professor Lino Guzzella of 12.3.2017 in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (published as a letter to the editor in the NZZ am Sonntag of 19.3.2017) In a fitting manner, Professor Guzzella describes the need to keep pace with information technology and advancing...
IT Governance vs. Information Governance
IT governance in practice is classically concerned with all aspects of information processing, but not primarily with the business benefits of IT or the value of information in the organization. This is despite the fact that the relevant frameworks (e.g. Cobit) also...
Subject areas / disciplines of information governance
This chart provides an overview and distinguishes three main subject areas: Information Management Risk management IT Governance
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