THE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2015
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) which was
established in 2010 by the Records and Information Management Awareness (RIMA)
Foundation has continued to grow from strength to strength since July 2013 when
the Institute actually commenced operation.
Today, our membership now cut across the globe with alliance and
affiliation with different renowned International Organizations. The Vision of the Institute has been to be
recognized and respected as the premier information management institution in
Africa, with influence on Information Management trends and educational
requirements, driving the development of competent professionals’ for the
ultimate recognition of information management as a professional field in
various organizations globally.
In the Year 2015, the Institute had gone through various
activities which have tremendously gone impressively. The institute introduced
the first of its kind certification program aimed at grooming professionals and
preparing them for roles and responsibilities beyond the traditional
information management functions. Information Management professionals are
expected to pass three compulsory certification stages with five modules each
at each level before attempting a
specialized area of master Certification from the available options.
Furthermore, Trainings like RIMA Foundation Knowledge Network/ IIM
quarterly training which has been in existence for over nine years took a new
dimension in the year 2015 providing professionals a platform to learn,
network, share experience and lessons learned and develop their career in
information management. Each training was facilitated by experts in Information
Management (IM) field with a good number of years of experience in IM. The
quarterly training exposed professionals to all important topics such as
Benefits of using Enterprise Document Management Solution for Corporate
Document Management which was held at IIM Secretariat on June 13, 2015. The training
was facilitated by Mr. Victor Udo Ajufoh-Obi FIIM, Executive Director - IQ
Systems Solutions.
The institute also organized an induction on August 1, 2015, it
certified members of the great Institute and impose them the challenges of
having to exhibit a high sense of integrity, immaculate character, professional
in services, be abreast of trends and uphold a high ethical and professional
standards in practice at all times.
IIM also certified her pioneer Information Management
Professionals during the Executive certification Program organized by the
Institute on November 30 – December 4, 2015.
Two (2) attendees were certified as Information Management Professional
I (IMP I) while five (5) attendees were certified as IMP I – IMP III
President’s Statement
According to the president, Dr. Oyedokun, the institute has
embarked on a number of Intervention Programs aimed at bridging the Information
gaps in different sectors under the ‘Data Access Intervention Initiative
(DAII)’. The Data access Intervention Initiative (DAII) is a program developed
by the institute of Information management (IIM), aimed at promoting access to
information for effective service delivery in the society and expected to
facilitate an industry movement to connect citizens to various services like
health care, education and real estate.
In this year, IIM has trained top professionals across top
industries in Nigeria such as oil and gas industry, telecommunication,
construction to mention few. IIM professional training has helped attendees to
enhance their productivity, efficiency and also reduce organization cost and
risk. Training organized during the year includes but not limited to Document
Control, Improving your Information and Records Management Using Existing
tools, Records and Information Management (Primer and Advance).
We introduced a health sector
project called “MedicPurse”, which was designed to empower patients with their
own health data and improve the quality of patient-clinician interactions to
enhanced quality of life, better treatment outcomes and potential reduction in
costs and this project assisted the sector bridge the information gap and
promoted better service delivery in the sector.
Achievement and wards
Ø IIM
listing on the Association of Commonwealth Archivists.
Ø Records
Manager’s (ACARM) website in recognition of the Institute as the premier.
Ø Institute
of the Information Management in Africa.
Ø The
Institute has also been able to assist certain organizations locally and
internationally to resolve issues bothering records and information management
through capacity building.
Challenges
The
Institute has also had her challenges:
Ø Low
rate of Information management awareness among organization
Ø Inadequate
financial resources to finance institute project.
Solution
Ø Intensify
Information Management awareness among Organizations by reaching out to them.
Ø Increase
the financial base of the institute by developing strategies for securing more
trainings, membership, certification and consultancy services.
Future plan
Ø Induction
program by March 18
Ø Training
programs
Ø Certification
Programs
Ø Quarterly
Trainings
Ø Embark
on institute of information management projects.
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