Information governance: in search of the forgotten grail

Information governance as an approach to better govern the use of information within and outside an organization is rapidly gaining popularity. A common and scientific ground for this approach has not yet been formulated. In this report the authors describe a unific definition for information governance, extending the common, one-dimensional approach into a more generic statement. Starting from the wellknown principles of IT-governance the authors further explore the aspects of both information and governance. Five hypotheses are proposed to give ground to the use of information governance. These hypotheses will be basis for further research.