On 7/9/08, Jesse Wilkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Is there a credible
> argument to be made TODAY that paper records are easier to access than the
> majority of their electronic counterparts, given the requirement to
> navigate
> the bureaucracy, fill out the required form, maybe even come down to the
> city clerk or courthouse and navigate more bureaucracy and roadblocks?
>

I don't think anyone on this thread suggested that paper records are easier
to access. What i'm suggesting is that government's need to thoroughly
investigate the implications that result from installing electronic record
systems.

Here is another example - in the past the 'difficulty' of accessing paper
records meant that it was more difficult to steal someone's identity. But
when governments started digitizing paper records no one bothered to think
about all the PII that was contained on those paper records. Records which
were accessible from anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye.

As information managers we need to be aware of new technologies and we need
to  test them out, but at the same time we need to look at them with a
jaundiced eye when someone says "lets implement technology X! It is really
neat and fun." and ask the hard question. Is there a down side to this
technology? and once we get the answers we need to establish a mitigation
plan.

I'm not a luddite, but I do check things out first


-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
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Richmond, Va

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