Information Awarness Month!!

As mentioned in yesterday’s blog we are in the middle of “privacy awareness week“.

What you may or may not know in Australia, tomorrow is the start of Information awareness Month.

Information awareness Month is a collaborative event between various bodies within the records, archives, library, knowledge, information and data management communities. Some of the various organisations currently participating in Information Awareness Month are:

	National Library of Australia
	National Archives of Australia
	Institute for Information Management
	The Australian Information Industry Association
	The Australian Computer Society
	Disaster ACT
	Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
	Australian Library and Information Association
	ACT Knowledge Management Forum
	Australian Government Libraries Information Network
	Health Information Management Association of Australia
	Public Record Office Victoria
	Australian Society of Archivists
	National ICT Australia

The National Archives of Australia has announced a series of information sessions across the nation.

These seesions include:

ACT Events

Wednesday 1st May 2013	IAM ACT Launch                                                       Venue: National Archives of Australia, Menzies Room, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Cost: FREE  Online Registration
Presenters:  David Fricker, Director-General of the National Archives of Australia Dr Stuart Ferguson, University of Canberra

Tuesday 7 May 2013

Leveraging knowledge to make better decisions Venue:  National Library of Australia, Ferguson Room Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Cost: FREE Online Registration

Leveraging knowledge to make better decisions “The world no longer cares about what you know; the world only cares about what you can do with what you know”. Where Knowledge management provides significant value for money is when providing advice or making key decisions.  This presentation looks at building organisational capability to make better decisions  Why people and organisations make poor decisions Rapid cognition decision-making – pros and cons Decision support systems and methods What are the attributes of a good decision-maker About the Presenter: David Williams’s background is in project and contract management in the construction industry on large projects such as Loy Yang power station in Victoria, the Submarine construction facility in SA, Bruce Stadium and New Parliament House in the ACT.  He joined the Department of Defence in 1989 working on major capital equipment projects and across the management fields of contract policy, human resources, information, knowledge, quality, risk and enterprise architecture, business policy and procurement.  David has also worked as a successful management consultant/contractor in facilities management, major procurement and enterprise architecture. David has a Master’s degree in project management and is a Lecturer in Charge teaching Knowledge Management Systems design at the University of Canberra.  David is a senior consultant with Lange Consulting & Software, designing and implementing decision support and contract management solutions.    David is the convener of the ACTKM knowledge management forum and is chair of the Information Awareness Month committee and is a Board member of the Institute of Information Management.

Melbourne Events

Friday 3rd May 2013	IAM Victoria Launch                                                             Venue: Monash University, Lecture Theatre H1.26 Ground Floor H Building Caulfield Campus 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Cost: FREE  Online Registration
Presenter: Judith Ellis, Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

Wednesday 16th  May 2013

The Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Awards, Presented by the  Public Records Advisory Council & Public Record Office Victoria Venue: Queen’s Hall, Parliament House, Melbourne Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pmPlease RSVP to stephanie.faulkner@prov.vic.gov.au or on phone 9348 5659

Wednesday 29th May 2013 Seminar Sponsor:	IIM Melbourne Branch Seminar – “Keeping a Lid on Pandora’s Box”                                                                                                     Venue: Coopers Inn Hotel, Cnr Lt Lonsdale & Exhibition Streets, Melbourne Time: 4:45pm – 6:00pm Cost: All registrations $10  More Information & Registrations
Presenters: David Eade, Senior Product Manager, Objective Corporation

Perth Events

Wednesday 22nd May 2013 Seminar Sponsor:	IIM Perth Branch Breakfast – “Keeping a Lid on Pandora’s Box”                                                                                                              Venue: Melbourne Hotel, Cnr Milligan & Hay Sts, Perth Time: 7:30am – 9:00am Cost: IIM Members: $30.00; Non-members: $50.00; Endorsing Association Members: $40; Full-time Students: $25  More Information & Registrations
Presenters: David Eade, Senior Product Manager, Objective Corporation

Brisbane Events

Thursday, 7th May 2013	IAM Queensland Launch                                                       Venue: Queensland University of Technology, Gibson Room Level 10, Z Block, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street. Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Cost: FREE  Online Registration
Presenters: Professor Helen Partridge, Queensland University of Technology Cory Banks, Information and Knowledge Strategist, Glentworth

Adelaide Events

Thursday 2nd May 2013	IAM South Australia Launch Venue: University of South Australia, H6-12, Level 6 Hawke Building, City West Campus University of South Australia 70 North Terrace Adelaide Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Cost: FREE  Online Registration
Presenter: Professor Andy Koronios, University of South Australia

 

Smart Phone WARS: who is winning?

It wasn’t all that long ago, when the only smart phone being used was the iPhone. Anyone who was anyone especially if you was gen-y had an iPhone. oh and you had to show it off.

Then came the android devices. At first it seemed that Gen -y would scoff at these new devices and only buy something if it had a nice picture of a partly eaten apple on it. However the older folks were divided, some had iPhones others were trying out the new devices.

Now today, it seem everywhere you go, people are raving about the android devices.  Some of my most fierce iPhone fanatics have now jumped ship and are sporting nice new Samsung galaxies.  I myself have a galaxy, in fact I’ve never had an apple product of any kind.

So what has happened?  Why are android now the current flavor for smart devices?

Well an article by John Edwards in the Law Technology News might shed some light on this shift.

In this article John Looks at both android and iPhone devices and scores them on a number of different criteria. These Criteria and perspective scores are:

• App Selection: Android 1 – iPhone 1
• Screen size: android 3 – iPhone 1
• Interfaces:  Android 5 – iPhone 1
• Text and data entry: Android 7- iPhone 1
• File attachments:  Android 9 – iPhone 1
• Security: Android 9 – iPhone 3
• File transfers: Android 11 – iPhone 3

To find out how john came to his conclusion you can read his article here

This Week is Privacy Awarness Week

Emails are wonderous things.  The amount of new pieces of information I receive in my email is staggering. One day i might do some personal analysis on my email in boxes.

Yes,  I have multiple email addresses. If I believed in Information overload, then I would probably implode by the amount of information I receive on  a daily basis, but I don’t so I’m safe. However, I digress.

Now where was I?

Oh that’s right Emails.

Today I received one very interesting but not so surprising piece of information telling me that this week (28th April to 4th May) is Privacy Awareness Week.  This I did not know.

Current and emerging technologies such as drones, social media, smartphones, tablets, and the cloud have important personal privacy implications which we all should be aware of. Sure these technologies help people and organisations connect in ways which we have never connected with before. However without the proper awareness of these technologies and how they impact on you personally, your personal privacy may not be protected as well as you think it is.

Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is an initiative of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) –> Another thing I did not know existed.

PAW exists to promote greater privacy awareness and the  importance of protecting personal information. I recommend that you visit the APPA website and have a good look and some of the activities and initiative supported by your local APPA member.

I found this interesting Infographic I thought I might share.

Technology is Changing_v12_EN

Infographics #37 – Cloud Computing Role in Job Creation

An excellent Infographic.

The PC is dead…Long live the PC

Fascinating discussion about the death of thr PCs. Is it dead or has it just evolved.

What do you think?

Ridgian

Ridgian’s latest article has been written by our Analytics specialist, Jon Lunn:

There has been a lot of talk recently of it now being the ‘Post PC’ era, but is it true, is the PC dead? And how does the current move away from PC’s to Tablet have anything in common with the Galapagos Islands?  That last question may be a little bit strange, but it does have something in common as you will see.

The end of the PC is like one of those conspiracy theories about the end of the world, always upon us or just around the corner but never actually happens. Back in the early 2000’s it was imaged that the house PC would be this small black humming box that sits under the stairs and connects to everything. The buzz word was at the time was ‘Convergence’, which was basically your PC, DVD, TV, Game…

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When Good Records Go Bad – Update

Another sad story for the When Good Records Go Bad page.

Unfortunately evidence of poor record keeping keep popping up in the Victorian inquiry to sexual abuse.   This story was sourced from the Age

Some child sex abusers might still be among Uniting Church clergy because of poor record keeping and failure to investigate cases, the church conceded on Monday.

The Victorian inquiry into how the churches handled sex abuse instructed the church to investigate previous cases.

In other evidence, church spokesmen said it had no records of victims seeking compensation before 1998 because of inadequate record-keeping and that since then it had paid $2 million to 63 victims from the 1940s to 1986 but had not reported any cases to the police.

Data, Information and Knowledge

Simple and easy to understand definitions of: Data, Information & Knowledge from Data to Decisions.

From Data to Decisions

Sometimes explaining the difference between data, information and knowledge in the context of data mining becomes confusing. I have created three slides that I use to explain this difference. I am going to share them today. The first slide talks about what is data. The second slide shows how data becomes information. Finally the third slide explains what is knowledge.

Let me know what you think of this explanation.

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Infographics #20 – Creating FaceBook Page Detailed Steps

Great Infographic about our favorite Social Networking Tool.

5 Questions about Information Governance in 5 Minutes: What Are the The Biggest Benefits of IG?

The benefits of IG? Another must view presentaion from Barclay T. Blair.

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying and Using Smartphones

Smartphones! They are everywhere. 

On top of that, there are so many of them.

Consider this little nugget From “Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2012–2017” 

“By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth, and by 2017 there will be nearly 1.4 mobile devices per capita.”

So there you have it more and more people are using them. Which is not all that surprising really, they are so darn convenient.

However with so many types and brands on the market today, how do you know which one is good for you?

Further, once you have your new shiny Smartphone are you maximizing it effectively?

Alan Cohen from the Law Technology News  has compiled a list of useful hints to consider when buying or using a Smartphone. They are:

1. Skip the bargain model
2. Read the fine print. 
3. Bigger isn’t always better. 
4. Plan ahead if you plan to travel internationally. 
5. Use the pass code feature, and opt for a “strong” one. 
6. Back up personal items stored on a work Smartphone. 
7. Let the battery live long and prosper.
8. Embrace encryption. 
9. Take the grand tour. 
10. Find Your Phone — the Easier Way

To view these hints in more detail you can read Alan’s article here