The Auditor General’s report has highlighted areas that are often not defined in many audited local government (LG) entities policies or procedures
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Remote NW Shire selects Managed IT to provide ICT services
Remote NW Shire selects Managed IT to provide ICT services Perth-based Managed IT has been selected as the preferred supplier of Information & Communications Technologies – Service Management (ICT) for the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley (SDWK). Information technology is a critical operational service due to the isolation of the district - SDWK is almost 2,000kms from Perth and consists of approximately 75 staff. Not surprisingly, it suffers from an ICT skills gap. SDWK also has limited internal staff resources to assist the selected ICT Service Management contractor, and requires a comprehensive and high quality, fast responding, and consistent standard [...]
In 2020, What is Good IT Culture? (Part One)
In 2020, the challenges for effective IT governance are different than at any time in the past. The rate of change of technology, threats and the shifting world of governance can be challenges to developing and maintaining good IT culture.
Information Security and the Australian Privacy Principles
The 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) regulate the handling of personal information by a broad swathe of private, governmental and not-for-profit organisations – known as “APP entities”.
Cyber and Information Security: Good Practice and Severe Consequences
As we’ve discussed over a number of weeks, good information governance provides a platform for other things, including both cyber security and information security.
The Essential Eight Maturity Model
The Federal Government’s Australian Cyber Security Centre has compiled The Essential Eight mitigation strategies as a starting point to improve cybersecurity. The Essential Eight are split into three categories: Preventing malware delivery and execution Limiting the extent of cyber security incidents Recovering data and system availability.
The Dangers of Shadow IT
Shadow IT is a real threat to effective IT governance in your organisation. It represents systems adopted within your organisation without approval and, more importantly, without consideration or understanding of the broader impact of those actions.
The ‘Scary’ Obligations of Information Governance
IT governance is about responsibilities and consequences. To ‘non-IT’ people, its value is often only highlighted when something goes wrong – when an IT governance failure has real and negative impacts on the organisation and those stakeholders.
In 2020, What is Good IT Culture? (Part Two)
In 2019, the challenges for effective IT governance are different than at any time in the past The rate of change of technology and threats and the shifting world of governance are particular challenges to developing and maintaining good IT culture.
Leading Cybersecurity Risks: The Essential Eight
IT governance is about managing information as an asset consistently with organisational strategy and organisational culture. It is about practices, supported by policies, processes, and procedures, that are subject to continuous improvement as new trends emerge internally and externally.
Understanding the Importance of IT governance
Modern organisations need to understand the importance of IT governance and the valuable role of the IT department as an enabler for the organisation. A well-developed IT governance framework is central overall good governance. IT governance is about responsibilities and consequences.
How to protect IT governance through the IT budget
In many organisations, the IT budget is regarded as a cost centre. Something that adds little value and diverts budget from other more ‘deserving’ or ‘important’ areas. While the specifics of IT vary between organisations, IT provides the information systems that support service delivery. It is an investment in the organisation’s ability to do its ‘job’ – it enables the rest of the functions.
Driving the IT Narrative
In a previous blog, we covered the importance of an IT governance framework. Ensuring that your IT Manager can drive the narrative about IT within your organisation is a critical tool in maintaining an IT governance framework. A well-formulated IT narrative or strategy addresses your organisation’s ‘holistic’ IT needs.
How to implement good IT governance
You’re a CEO. Your organisation has multiple objectives, broad responsibilities and competing priorities. Governance is a key requirement for every organisation. It is likely that your board and executive do not have a developed awareness of the importance of IT governance.
Protecting IT governance through the IT budget
IT governance is a critical initiative for your entire organisation. However, responsibility for the implementation and maintenance is delegated to the IT department. Often as organisational budgets are developed, insufficient funds are provided to the IT department. This prevents IT from providing the organisation with robust IT Governance systems.
IT Governance in Local Government
Information technology systems are embedded at the core of every project and every aspect of work, from correspondence between parties, timeline constructions to even the community’s first point of access, the website. The numerous interconnected and networked features of IT systems, mean a small problem with one system may have an unforeseen complication with another, resulting in waves of disruption to future workflows.