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Information Management in the Government of Canada - A Situation Analysis


Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Preface
    1. Background
    2. The IM Landscape
    3. The IM Issues
        3.1 Awareness / Understanding
        3.2  Accountability
        3.3  Infrastructure
    4. Recommendations
       4.1  Government On-Line
       4.2  Records of Government
       4.3 Building a Sustainable IM Infrastructure
A Situation Analysis
    1. Introduction
       1.1 Background
       1.2 Method
    2. The IM Landscape
    3. The IM Issues
       3.1 Introduction
       3.2 Awareness / Understanding
       3.3 Ownership / Accountability
            3.3.1 Ownership and accountability at the government-wide  level
            3.3.2 Ownership and accountability in government institutions
        3.4 Policy
        3.5 Standards and Practices
                3.5.1 Information Creation
                3.5.2 Information Use
                3.5.3 Information Preservation
                3.5.4 The Standards Development Process
        3.6 Systems
        3.7 People
    4. Recommendations
       4.1 Addressing the Priorities
            4.1.1 GOL / SII
            4.1.2 Managing The Records of Government
                4.1.2.1 Awareness and understanding
                4.1.2.2 Accountability
                4.1.2.3 Standards and Practices
                4.1.2.4 Technological Solutions
                4.1.2.5  Finding the People
       4.2 Building a Sustainable Information Management (IM) Infrastructure
           4.2.1 Governance
           4.2.1 Awareness / Understanding
           4.2.2 Policy
           4.2.3 Standards and Practices
                4.2.3.1 The Standards Development Process
           4.2.4 Systems
           4.2.5 People
Appendix A - Terms of Reference
Appendix B - Governance

Background Reports

The following background reports (i.e. expansions of each of the chapters of the report) are available from the Chief Information Officer Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat:
"Concepts"
"Issues"
"Recommendations"