Oyedokun Oyewole
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) has known as on the Federal Government and individuals to rededicate themselves to the efficient organization, funding and management of the nation’s archives and information.
The transfer is in vigorous try to coach Nigerians on the significance of report management processes and archiving.
Speaking on the Archive Day convention, the Chairman of IIM, Oyedekun Oyewole, acknowledged that selling efficient information management system would allow the FCT administration obtain good governance and accountability, thereby engendering nationwide improvement.
He mentioned the International Archives Day is aimed to boost consciousness amongst organizations concerning the significance of archiving media, paperwork which is the one most vital step in defending information from loss
“Records are documentary evidence of transaction kept for reference for a long period of time and such records kept are referred to as archives,” he mentioned.
Also, a visitor speaker, Adetoyese Olagunju, mentioned IIM, since 2004, has been growing the frontiers of information and information management, not simply in Nigeria, but in addition throughout Africa.
“The institute organises programmes, occasions and certification programmes- all of those actions are geared in direction of ensuring that information management professionals abreast of with the newest pattern, know-how and finest observe.
“We have worked and strategically partnered with several international organizations in the past to promote information management and archiving,” he mentioned.
He additional defined that the IIM is ensuring that organizations, authorities and individuals sustain with required and finest requirements of information management.
“In recent times, with the advent of technology, the way information is being conveyed requires total cautiousness. That is why the Institute has ensured that all professionals and information managers are properly trained to handle the complexities involved in managing records and information,” he mentioned.
However, Adetoyese warned that there are a number of points hampering the progress of information management in Nigeria such because the enabling legal guidelines, calling on the National Assembly to expediently cross the Data Protection Bill.
“UK recently reintroduced their Data Protection Regulation, that is what a country like Nigeria should imbibe this kind of a thing,” he mentioned, lamenting that Nigeria has been finishing up the National Identity Card tasks with out having the ambling legal guidelines that be sure that information captured are being protected.
“No country has ever moved forward without having correct and qualitative data. How can the government know how many graduates it churns out every year? How about mortality rate and unemployment rate?”
“In this part of the world, we only see things like buildings, land and cars as assets. But data is also an asset that government should start taking seriously by taking proper actions that will ensure enabling laws,” he additionally mentioned.