I support Mark's observation. In my experience in government and pharmaceuticals this is also true of Records, Information, Document, Content, and Knowledge Management. These 'implode' in smaller organisations, but are separated in larger ones. The RM can often benefit by taking the lead by facilitating strategic discussions between them (and IP, IT, Legal, Security, Risk Mgt, and Office Services...) - all too often they all work on parallel tracks! Mike.
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From: Fresko Marc [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: DP and FoI
I always encourage my clients to merge FOI and data protection responsibilities (and indeed EIR), or at least to co-locate them. Most of the replies which I have read seem to indicate that this is happening in many organisations. But my observation is that in larger organisations (thousands of staff) the two functions end up with different people, coming together in management terms at only extremely senior levels. This makes sense, because of the sheer volumes of work required of course.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicola Franklin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 30 April 2003 09:04
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: DP and FoI
>
>
> We are currently hosting a discussion group on an Online
> Campus for the
> Information Management course of a university in New Zealand,
> and one of
> the students has posted a question regarding these two issues, and I
> wondered if people here could share some of their experiences
> in this ares?
>
> The student in question moved to NZ around 10 years ago from
> the UK, and
> remembers DP legislation coming into force here, with the consequent
> recruitment of a number of 'Data Protection Officers' at public
> authorities. He wonders whether the duties resulting from the FoI
> legislation will be undertaken by these same staff, or
> whether new 'FoI
> Officers' will need to be recruited, especially taking into
> account the
> potential conflicts between the requirements to disclose/not disclose
> information in the two pieces of legislation.
>
> Could anyone give me an idea of what is happening in practice?
> Many thanks for any help you can offer.
>
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