Under Control: Governance Across the Enterprise

11.5. Social Implications of Information Governance

After the housing/mortgage bubble burst in 2008, there is a greater drive to change the way businesses and governments operate. The drive is toward greater transparency, accountability, authenticity, and reliability. In fact, ARMA International, a not-for-profit, professional association and an authority on managing records and information, has developed a set of Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles^sm (GARP ^sm)^[] as a reflection of today's needs.

^[] ARMA International, "ARMA International Challenges Organizations to Implement Better Recordkeeping: Announcing the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles", http://www.arma.org/press/Pdf/GARP_Media_Release.pdf (accessed 1 December 2009). ...