There have been eight definitions of IG over the years, since the first one (that I could find) was issued by Gartner in 2007, until the latest one from the IGI (2014).  I have a list of all eight, with their sources.  The one you cite below appears to be derived from the eDiscovery Journal definition of 2011, which reads as follows:


“A comprehensive program of controls, processes, and technologies designed to help organizations maximize the value of information assets while minimizing associated risks and costs.”

ViaLumina and eDiscovery Journal (2011)

Barclay T. Blair & Barry Murphy, Defining Information Governance: Theory or Action? Results of the 2011 Information Governance Survey, Sept. 2011, available at http://ediscoveryjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/edj-reports/EDJ_Vialumina_Info_Gov_Report_abstract.pdf (Report Overview and Table of Contents) [no longer available online]; see also Barclay T. Blair, Advancing a Definition of Information Governance, Feb. 24, 2012, http://barclaytblair.com/2012/02/24/advancing-a-definition-of-information-governance (blog entry summarizing the survey and including the definition).



--Lee


[cid:image001.jpg@01C835A9.825DF540]
Lee R. Nemchek, MLS, CRM, IGP
Vice President, Enterprise Records Governance
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
p +1 (213) 830-6252  f +1 (213) 830-8504
www.oaktreecapital.com<http://www.oaktreecapital.com/>
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>




Information Governance is a cross-departmental framework consisting of the policies, procedures and technologies designed to optimize the value of information while simultaneously managing the risks and controlling the associated costs, which requires the coordination of eDiscovery, records management and privacy/security disciplines.