Information Management - Guidelines
Provides guidance on the management of information.
Date modified: 1996-01-05
Long description for image: Figure 2: Interactions that take place to achieve coordinated government-wide information management planning
Figure 2 illustrates the interactions that take place among the Treasury Board Secretariat, institutions and common-service organizations to coordinate government-wide information management.
Among its interactions, TBS:
- provides direction, advice and feedback to Departments and contributes to strategic plans;
- provides coordination to Inter-departmental Fora;
- responds to issues and acts as a liaison for TBS Branches and Central Agencies;
- works with Industry to identify government and industry trends;
- acts as a liaison with other governments on issues; and,
- has a coordination role with national and international standards organizations.
In addition, interactions take place among these organizations external to their interactions with TBS.
- National and International standards organizations cooperate with other governments;
- Departments and common services organizations contribute to strategies and plans; and,
- Departments cooperate with Inter-departmental Fora.