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GovernmentAlberta’s Perspective
February 22, 2010
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Denise BagnellPresident
Tri-global Solutions Group
Edwina PodemskiBarrister & Solicitor
Alberta Justice, Civil Law Branch
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GOVERNMENT’S PERSPECTIVE
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Complexity of GovernmentLeadership Roles
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Minister
Deputy Minister
Information Technology
Information Management
Senior Records Officer
Senior Financial Officer
CIOs
Risk Management
Justice
24 MinistriesCollaboratively Establishing:
Effective governanceRecords management program
Managing eDiscovery Changing culture
Ensuring buy-in and collaboration from and among
all parties
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Alberta Government
59,300 Employee – 2009 Stats◦ Creating a growing amount of information on
a daily basis◦ All with electronic devices using various
media combining electronically stored information (ESI)
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Devices and Media Containing ESI
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Lesson’s Learned:Information Environment Strategies Acquire economical, efficient, and reliable means for creation,
retrieval, maintenance, preservation, and disposition of records in any electronic media
Developing an holistic approach: People, Culture, Governance, Policy
Implementing an effective Change Management in a complex environment
Leverage FOIP, privacy and transparency, government resources to strengthen eDiscovery readiness
Improve the methods by which government information, including information on the internet, is organized, preserved, and made accessible to the public
Improve transparency and security of data
Ensure compliance with legal directives and information requests
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Lesson’s Learned: Resources
Overcoming cultural and language barriers to get everyone on the same page – culture shift required
Overcoming the funding challenge of Records Management –– poor child
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Minister
Deputy Minister
Information Technology
Information Management
Senior Records Officer
Senior Financial Officer
CIOs
Risk Management
Justice
Economic pressures adds to complexity Collaboration - all parties need to work together with
records managers to develop strategic plans for e-records management
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Embracing Web 2.0, social networking, cloud computing and all of the other new technologies with caution -already a challenge with email and standard applications – like Word, Excel.
Overcoming the challenge and frustration of technology systems obsolete
Overcoming the perception storage is cheap
Addressing the growing typesof media in storage –i.e.: audio, video
Lesson’s Learned:Technology
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Lesson’s Learned:eDiscovery Technology
Understanding Technology tools that help –eDiscovery tools are in their infancy –integration is an issue
Acquiring powerful search tools Overcoming Siloed Systems
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Lesson’s Learned:Awareness and Abilities
Training all personnel that create and use records to ensure compliance
Developing the core competencies needed for effective records management and eDiscovery readiness
Acquiring or developing qualified and experienced personnel in eDiscovery and electronic records management
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Lesson’s Learned:Improvement in RIM
Evaluating, improving, implementing, and executing records management policies and procedures
Ownership of the record Ensuring that functional
management, control, oversight, and leadership are demonstrated during the life-cycle management of records
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Lesson’s Learned:Litigation Hold Preparing consistent processes for information
governance before a litigation hold Leveraging resources in the most efficient and
effective ways to manage a litigation hold Migration and evergreening – maintaining
authenticity and integrity of information
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U.S. Army Photo – ENIAC (circa 1947-1955)
U.S. Army Photo – BRLESC-II(circa 1966)
Floppy disks(circa 1976 – 1982)
USB drive(circa 2000+)
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Lesson’s Learned Centralizing, decentralization and
reorganization of Government◦ Functional access to information◦ Orphaned systems and records
Outsourcing◦ Access to information◦ Cross border issues◦ Privacy◦ Costs◦ Flexibility
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Emerging Best Practices:Litigation Readiness
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eDiscovery Program Lead
eDiscovery Strategy and Oversight,& Policies
Determine Technology requirements & tools
Communicate and Train staff
Establish Continuous Audit & Review processes
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QUESTIONS
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