What is Information Governance?
Information governance is the overarching strategy for managing all types of information within an organization, encompassing data governance, records management, compliance, and risk management.
Information governance (IG) is the overarching framework of policies, procedures, and controls for managing information assets across an organization. It is broader than data governance, encompassing all forms of information including structured data, unstructured documents, emails, records, and multimedia content. IG addresses the entire information lifecycle from creation through use, storage, archival, and disposition.
Key elements of information governance include records management (ensuring proper retention and disposition of business records), regulatory compliance (meeting legal and regulatory requirements for information handling), risk management (identifying and mitigating information-related risks), privacy (protecting personal information), information security (safeguarding information confidentiality, integrity, and availability), and eDiscovery readiness (ensuring information can be located and produced for legal proceedings).
IQWorks supports information governance through DiscoverIQ for comprehensive information discovery, ClassifyIQ for consistent classification of both structured and unstructured data, RetainIQ for automated retention management, and SearchIQ for rapid information retrieval for legal and compliance needs.
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Data Governance
Data governance is the overall management of data availability, usability, integrity, and security within an organization, establishing policies, procedures, and accountability for data management.
Data Stewardship
Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization's data assets by designated individuals who ensure data quality, compliance, and proper handling throughout the data lifecycle.
Data Retention
Data retention refers to policies and practices governing how long personal data is stored before being deleted or anonymized, aligned with regulatory storage limitation requirements.
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory compliance refers to an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications relevant to its data processing and business operations.