The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has implemented a technology refresh using Microsoft SharePoint 2013, CRM Online and Microsoft Azure to serve its membership of all 77 local governments in Queensland.
Information Architecture (IA) is the structural framework underpinning your document and content management system. And just like the scaffolding to your house, it’s imperative to get those bolts tightened and the cross-beams in place before you go slapping on the wall paint. It’s not as simple as drawing up a framework and assuming all will follow. It takes time, effort and consultation to make sure your building doesn’t lean like the Tower of Pisa.
Earlier this year, an investigation undertaken by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) found that the Pound Road Medical Centre did not take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information when it stored patient health records in a garden shed during renovations. The shed was subsequently broken into and the sensitive data was compromised, the majority of which was at least 11 years old and related to approximately 960 people who ceased to be active patients.
Yes, we know change is constant, but it seems to be exponential at the moment, with no let-up in sight. Well I hate to tell you, but it is and there isn’t.
