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Charity group Cherished Pets Foundation received one of five Grace Gives Australia grants in 2017 and have used the funds to continue to spread their message of gratitude. Cherished Pets is a unique, award-winning, social veterinary enterprise on a mission to support the companion pets of vulnerable people. The charity assists elderly and disabled pet owners … Continued

The Beauty Bank received one of five Grace Gives Australia grants in 2017. They used their grant to provide 50 people experiencing hardship and leaving a place of domestic violence with a hygiene and toiletry gift bag. Grace Information Management hosted an afternoon tea for volunteers from The Beauty Bank at the Grace Campbelltown office. Both Grace Information Management … Continued

If you’re an Australian business owner, marketer or you receive emails from international businesses, you will probably have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR by now. GDPR is the European Union (EU)’s new data protection law that came into effect on May 25th, 2018. It is a legal framework that sets guidelines … Continued

We’ve heard how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to take our jobs away, but what kind of affect is it going to have on information management? AI isn’t planning on taking a back seat to the advancements in digital information management. What’s AI doing now? AI cloud-based systems already exist in the information management world, … Continued

The Australian Government’s Digital Continuity 2020 Policy has been created to support the digital transformation and e-governance of government documents. The digitisation of information is expected to help government agencies provide better and more efficient services to Australians. The purpose of the policy The purpose of the Digital Continuity 2020 Policy is to enable the … Continued

How changing your information management practices can save you thousands Despite the general proliferation of digital information management systems and cloud-based storage solutions in recent years, for many construction companies hard copy remains by far the most popular – and practical – way of working. In a study released by the IDC in 2012, Melissa … Continued

Going digital by 2020 doesn’t have to be slow and painful The Digital Continuity 2020 Policy is a primary driver of the Australian Government’s digitisation goals – and potentially the biggest information management challenge the public sector has ever faced. It is structured on three principles: 1) information is valued, 2) information is managed digitally, … Continued

10 questions to ask before you sign with an information management partner Finding an information management partner is easy – there are dozens of them. But finding a good one… now there’s a challenge. Here are ten crucial questions to ask when you’re shopping around for someone to help you manage your records. 1. Will … Continued

A major obstacle to financial information workflows is speed of access. The cost of manual labour within financial organisations is an under-acknowledged burden. When staff are forced to spend an inordinate amount of time in discovery, business processes can slow dramatically and overall expenses can inflate beyond acceptable limits. In a study published by the … Continued

In an increasingly public world, data security is at a premium The OAIC Community Attitudes to Privacy survey Research Report 2013 found that 49% of Australians are most reluctant to share their financial information – with the top four (71%) reasons for reluctance to share all types of information being privacy or security related. With … Continued