Dotting the I and Crossing (out) the T in IT Governance: New Challenges for Information Governance

The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors influencing information governance, and particularly the role of new challenges such as cloud-based services, boundary-crossing use of data and new system development practices. Governing information within - as well as outside - the organization, balancing access and security, and aligning investments with corporate goals, are all becoming crucial for today’s digital business models. We propose a framework that shows how new challenges influence the mix of procedural, structural and relational mechanisms used by organizations. Using data from 202 large international organizations, the framework is subsequently tested. Preliminary results offer new insights and better explanations of how firms govern information to optimize business value. The implications of these findings are discussed.