B203 Block 6 Information Management- session 80 summary

In this session, covering information policy, power and value, you have found out how an organisation interacts internally and with its environment and how it embodies both social and technical systems. Information means something special and different for each organisation, so each needs to formulate its own definition of information in the light of what it is trying to achieve. Furthermore, organisations need a policy for information so that they can avoid risks and losses and gain positive benefits.

This session concludes that information policy and strategy are too important to be left to one limited group, or developed without close support from senior management. The process of developing such policy and strategy should involve the whole range of those responsible for essential information resources, bringing together the people who manage information systems and technology with other functional specialists. The role of information auditing and the need to maintain information quality are also emphasised.