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This advice describes a practical process to enable you to understand, assess and document your information and make sure that it supports your business appropriately.  \nDeveloping an Information Asset Register (also called conducting an Information review or information inventory) is a useful tool for information managers. Information Asset Registers can be used for many objectives:  \n• to plan the implementation of information security across all information assets in an organisation;  \n• to identify critical systems for disaster recovery and business continuity;  \n• for risk analysis;  \n• to inform digital preservation plans and  \n• to identify information management strategy priorities.  \nDeveloping this understanding will support you in effectively managing your information assets through change. This advice illustrates how to identify an information asset and provides a step by step process for carrying out an information review.  \nAn information review is a process for identifying and evaluating the ability of your agency's core information assets to meet your business needs. An information asset is information in any format which supports a business process. An information review is the basis for an effective information governance regime.  \nHelping you manage digital continuity  \nAlthough this advice contributes to overall good information management, and can be used to meet a number of different objectives, one of the key objectives it supports is better management of your digital continuity.  \nDigital continuity is the ability to use your information in the way you need, for as long as you need. Managing digital continuity protects the information you need to do business. This enables you to operate accountably, legally, effectively and efficiently. It helps you to protect your reputation, make informed decisions, avoid and  \nreduce costs, and deliver better public services. If you lose information because you haven't managed your digital continuity properly, the consequences can be as serious as those of any other information loss.  \nOutcomes of an information review  \nThe main outcomes of an information review are:  \n• Improved understanding of your agency's business  \n• Improved understanding of the information needs of the business. This includes identification of what information is captured, created or used, who uses it, how effectively it meets the needs of the business and the users, how long it is useful for, and who is responsible for the information assets remaining fit for purpose  \n• Identification of both strategic and operational opportunities and risks. These may include new opportunities, potential business benefits and efficiencies, information that is being underutilised or areas where insufficient or untrustworthy information is a barrier to efficient business practices or public trust  \n• Identification of the information assets custodian Secondary benefits of an information review include:  \n• Identification of 'silos' of information – information closely held by one part of an organisation, but which has wider uses within an agency. By breaking down those silos and encouraging information tobe freely shared within your organisation, the business benefits will be optimised  \n• Identification of additional information that can be made available to the public  \n• Assistance in developing information architecture for the agency  \n• Development of other information-based resources such as controlled document registers required by ISO 9001-based systems  \n• Although an information review does not include comprehensive or rigorous analysis, it may be useful in developing a records authority  \nStep 1 Plan your Informati","cbCaioMgUxeZMb2j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioMgUxeZMb2j","pdf",171749,13,"English","# Introduction\n## What an information review is\n## Helping you manage digital continuity\n## Outcomes of an information review\n# Step 1 Plan your Information Review Project\n## Project proposal\n## Obtain management support\n## Define your scope\n# Step 2 Identifying Information Assets\n## What is an information asset?","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of developing an information asset register?\",\"answer\":\"It enables agencies to understand, assess, and document their information assets so the information supports business needs and strengthens information governance.\"},{\"question\":\"How does an information review help with digital continuity?\",\"answer\":\"Digital continuity is the ability to use information in the required way for as long as needed, which protects the information required to operate legally, effectively, and efficiently.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcomes can an information review produce?\",\"answer\":\"It improves understanding of business and information needs, identifies strategic and operational opportunities and risks, and clarifies which information assets have appropriate custodianship.\"}]","Advice 39 - Developing an Information Asset Register | PDF"]