Session 6
10.45 - 11.30 Plenary Session 6
"Information Handling and Information Risk : What About Our Records?"
Dr Paul Duller - Tribal Group
Paul is Executive Secretary and Previous Past Chair of the Records Management Society, and an international records management specialist with over 20 years' experience in this field. He has extensive experience of the management and supervision of large-scale records management projects (both physical and electronic records) and the development and implementation of records management policies, systems and strategies.
Since obtaining his Ph.D. from Strathclyde University he has worked as the Information Adviser at the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals in the Sultanate of Oman, as well as in several leading oil companies and consultancies. As Consultancy Director for Tribal's Information Management Group, Paul has undertaken a wide range of public and private sector records management projects, both in the UK and overseas (Bolivia, Brazil, Trinidad, Norway, Denmark, USA, Canada, Malaysia, Algeria, Germany, South Africa, India and Bangladesh) and is current engaged in a global (25 country) strategic review for a major client.
Outline:
Most if not all organisations are struggling to come to terms with an ever increasing volume of hardcopy and electronic information on a day-to-day basis. In the age of the paperless office, we are now creating, distributing and receiving three times more hardcopy material than were 10 years ago, and 25 times more digital information. Unfortunately, organisations are now starting to pay the price of their 'laissez-faire' approach to distributed document management and the governance and control issues that it engenders, and not a week goes by without a major information loss hitting the headlines.
To combat this problem and manage the information avalanche, far more robust information governance regimes are required along with the return of good records management principles and practices. Information governance is about ensuring that an organisation manages its information resources and products according to a set of rules, guidelines, standards and polices; Assesses and manages risk; ensures that privacy, confidentiality and legislative standards are followed; and that staff are aware of, and comply with, their responsibilities.
