The purpose of the Standard is to promote effective, efficient, and acceptable use of ICT in organisations
The standard provides
Need: see www.acs.org.au/governance for negative Audit Reports, Media Coverage of failures, Prolonged and costly Legal Action
Corporate Governance of Information and Communication Technology as "the system by which the current and future use of ICT is directed and controlled. It involves evaluating and directing the plans for the use of ICT to support the organization and monitoring this use to achieve plans. It includes the strategy and policies for using ICT within an organization." - AS8015