Information management in today’s economy

In today’s economy, information management seemingly seems to present various challenges due to unprecedented shifts from paper-based information to electronic information. The implications of this new norm in today’s economy presents a sense of advantageous move into a better world where everything can be done from the tip of one’s fingers and, on the flip side, there is the disadvantageous proportion of things. Then, the question is, should the world focus on the negatives or the positives?

The implication of this pivotal change has contributed tremendously to the world’s economy. Transitioning into electronic information sprung new businesses. It presented a radically new way of thinking about information and propagated new way of doing things. Obsolete procedures like signing paper documents, queuing for some services and other mere tasks are being obliterated by this shift.

However, what is happening in contemporary times is mismanagement of information which jeopardises today’s global economy. There is a myriad of possible data information management issues that have transpired, and these cases are only signifying that there will be an upsurge as the world evolves.

Without integrated information governance in today’s corporate economy, there will be an increase in what I call “weak corporate governance”. Employing certain principles of security and compliance in information management plays a critical role in today’s economy. An appropriate information management methodology will increase corporate security, enforce data regulatory compliance, improve information quality, and increase worker productivity.

A simple step in shoring up information management in today’s economy is creating a robust access control methodology. That is not enough, but I think that could quickly fix certain gaps most companies face. Workers log into various applications, systems, web portals and tech tools but knowing who has access to what and when would give the company a broad overview of where the company lies.

The root cause of insufficient information protection in modern day is that most corporations lack the internal business structures required to protect and manage information at enterprise level. And this lack, tells on the economy.  Business risks contribute their quota to today’s economy.

Information management is a new step in organisational evolution. For economies to grow in this modern world, there needs to be unified approach to employ the best information management systems and standards. For every company that fails to meet these standards, there is the room for gaps to exist in today’s economy. Today, there are too many information security standards, and the serious companies would align their process to meet those standards.

I think today’s economy will thrive better when companies understand the importance of creating the right information governance structures, paying close attention to the standards they set for every process within their business and creating procedures that would tap strictly from the advantages of the information economy. As we advance even into an information whirlpool, self-governance in information management will become a thing held in the top echelons of world economy.