Topics provided by ARMA of recent legislative and regulatory issues that may affect the management of records and information in Canada. Government Confirms Data Breaches Affecting Employee Payment System Trending Resources on Records Management Newfoundland Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointed Saskatchewan OIPC Sides with Employer in Computer Monitoring Businesses Urged to Keep Records of Email Consent […]
Clearly, by now you understand that I do not think for a minute that RM is actually dead. I do however, believe that Records Management and its practitioners are in a unique position to lead the way and capitalize on today’s shift from Records and Information Management to Information Governance. Given the growth in […]
Why Should Our Team go to the ARMA Sponsored WesternIM Information Governance Workshop? The term Information Governance is not new but is now widely used in publications of all types in many different disciplines. ARMA Saskatchewan is sponsoring WesternIM to present a half day workshop in both Regina and Saskatoon this month so that […]
2016 Saskatchewan Connections Conference May 10th and 11th in Regina 1:00 – 2:00 pm http://www.skconnections.ca/sk2016/index
T43 – “Information Governance” What’s That? Just When I Get Records Management http://www.armacanadaconference.org/
Rick Stirling speaks at the “First Nations Records and Information Management Symposium” hosted in Whitehorse by the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Teslin Tlingit Council on April 29th Registration
In my last post, I made the brave statement that RM is dead. Nevertheless, I stand by it. In today’s information rich world, it is simply not possible for Records Management (and its practitioners) to be saddled with sole responsibility to manage the deluge of information corporations have to deal with. Truly, Information Management and […]
Part one Being a relative newcomer to the fascinating world of Records and Information Management, I can enjoy the luxury of ignorance. I’m going to proceed on the basis that it’s not the stupid kind of ignorance, but the type that comes from just not knowing certain things yet. It seems to me that Records […]
The Availability Principle refers to the timely and accurate retrieval of the information needed for corporate requirements, litigation and the support of the business processes. Availability is the Principle that seems to resonate with most users. We do many information management assessments that require interviews with various key stakeholders in those corporations and the most […]
One of my personal favourites This principle alludes to being able to prove lawful operation of the business, that the recordkeeping program meets and adheres to legislation, regulation and the laws of the land and that the records are retained for lawful amounts of time. Compliance is the one word that I hear the most […]