Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
So,.as.a.business.manager.or.owner.it.behooves.you.to.
understand.the.information.we.discuss.in.detail.in.this.topic.
1.6 EFFECTS ON GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
Like. businesses,. government. entities. and. the. hardworking.
folks.who.serve.in.the.public.sector.will.have.records.reten-
tion.rules.they.are.subject.to.
Because. most. all. government. organizations,. at. least. in.
the. developed. countries,. are. beholden. to. their. citizens. and.
operate. under. the. mantle. of. transparency,. they. also. have.
a. responsibility. to. maintain. good. electronic. records.. Under.
open. government. rules,. they. are. responsible. for. producing.
records.of.their.activities.and.business.at.the.request.of.any.
constituent.. They. are. also. often. subject. to. the. auspices. of.
auditing.authorities.
And. of. course,. they. will. almost. without. fail. end. up. in.
court..So,.once.again.it.is.absolutely.imperative.for.govern-
ment. organizations. to. have. a. complete. understanding. and.
developed. procedures. of. the. electronic. data. they. produce.
and.store.
1.7 WHAT THIS MIGHT MEAN TO
YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
As.we.discussed,.each.of.us.is.surrounded.by.a.growing.mag-
nitude.of.electronic.information.about.ourselves,.our.families,.
our. work,. our. hobbies,. and. so. forth.. Unless. you. managed.
to. completely. separate. yourself. from. the. modern. world. and.
stayed.entirely.off.the.grid.of.the.current.infrastructure,.data.
about.you.and.yours.absolutely.exists.and.is.growing.every.day.
You. have. choices.. You.can. exist. in. this. fog. of. data. in. a.
state.of.blissful.disinterest,.and.it.will.continue.to.grow.around.
you.and.affect.your.life.for.good.or.bad..You.can.decide.to.
take. at. least. a. little. interest. and. responsibility. and. do. your.
best.to.control.what.is.generated,.or.at.least.understand.it..Or.
you.can.really.take.the.time.and.energy.to.both.understand.
