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Draft Australian Standard for the Corporate Governance of ICT
Principal Consultant, Ramin Communications
Chair ACS Governance of ICT Committee
These slides accompany a talk on the draft standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, which was presented at the 2004 Australian Computer Society National Conference
Melbourne, 2-4 September 2004
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About the Presenter
- Established Ramin Communications in 1996 www.ramin.com.au
- Government and corporate consulting
- Established ACS Governance Committee
- ACS representative on Standards Australia Technical Committee
- Coordinated Market Research for the standard
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ACS Governance Committee
- Promote Governance of ICT amongst ACS members
- Engender Good Governance in the Community and Industry
- Co-ordinate ACS input for Governance Standards
- www.acs.org.au/governance
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Why we need a standard
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Sydney Rail Network brought to a halt due to failure of computer system that controlled radio communication
- Failure at London Stock Exchange on last day of trading, required
extended trading hours to deal with backlog resulted in biggest drop in
2 months.
Guidance based on experience - Audit Reports
- Water Board NSW Customer Information and Billing System - possible $61million write off and litigation.
- Parliamentary Administrative Services Victoria - high profile user dissatisfaction with roll out.
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Market Research
Guidance needed on:
- Ethical use of ICT
- Risk management role of steering committees and sponsors
- Risk Management AS/NZS 4360
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ACS Seminars
- Socialise the work and seek feedback on the Draft.
- Boards are appointing ICT advisors.
- Issues in the Corporate Governance of ICT apply equally to the corporate governance of Innovation
- CIO/IT Staff are looking for a business engagement model.
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Scope of the standard
- Compliance - SPAM,Privacy, Content Regulation
- Software Licensing - Open Source and more traditional licensing
- Security - Viruses, SPAM, Worms, Business Continuity
- Guidance to Directors on their duties
- Corporate Governance Standards
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AS 8000 corporate governance:
- principles;
- fraud and corruption control;
- codes of conduct;
- social responsibility; and
- whistle blower protection
- ICT
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The Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT: AS8015
- Short Readable Guide
- Intended for Directors of Organisations and advisors.
- Provides:
- Definitions
- Principles
- Model
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Draft Definitions
A common language:
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Governance of ICT
- ICT
- Investment & Resources
- Risk & Risk Management
- Director/Stakeholder
- System
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Draft Principles
- Establish responsibilities for ICT
- Plan ICT to suit the organisation
- Acquire ICT validly
- Ensure ICT is of the required quality
- Ensure ICT performs when required
- Ensure ICT conforms with formal rules
- Ensure ICT respects human factors
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Draft Model for Corporate Governance of ICT
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Where are we at?
Standards Australia Working Group and Technical Committee
are currently resolving comments with a view to launching the
Australian Standard in October 04 - new target, before end 04.
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