ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA : THE NEED FOR AN ORGANISATIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK.
Abstract
Information technology has led to rapid and dynamic changes in the way government and business operate. The introduction of computers helps government administration in achieving efficiency and adding value to the conduct of government business transaction. The Malaysian Government has taken a pragmatic approach to the advancement of information technology by establishing a mega EG project in the form of a MSC amidst the legacy systems. This article is about on how to demonstrate the nature of Electronic Government (EG) initiatives and the legacy systems and discusses how the National Archives of Malaysia responded to the mounting pressure
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Those seven are, Electronic Government (EG), smart schools, research and design cluster, worldwide manufacturing webs, borderless marketing and the multi-purpose card or more known as smart cards.
Secondly, there is two main objectives of electronic government which is to recreate government through connectivity and to implement the MSC as a catalyst. There are five pilots applications for the public sector to implement electronic government. The first pilot is, the licensing and related vehicles services and utility payment. For example, payment for bills, renewal of licenses using kiosks in the shopping mall and the usage of interactive TV for services, are pilots that are in the guideline.
Other than that, the electronic procurement also the applications for the public sector to implement electronic government. This application aims to reengineer, activate and transfer the legacy procurement systems. The third pilot application is Prime Minister’s office or generic office environment. A fully integrated, distributed and scalable paperless office environment through the deployment of multimedia information technology is an example of generic office environment. Another two pilot is human resources management information system (HRMIS) and project monitoring
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From the various definitions of policy one could conclude that there is a strong relationship between policy and legislation as a toll to direct organizations in achieving their operational objectives. The organizational framework is visualized as a pyramid with policy at the beginning and training, services and support at the base. For some of them, they thought that policy is one of the tactics to deal with electronic records management along with the other elements of design and standards. It also discusses in more detail the issue of policy by suggesting that it must include broad issues on records and recordkeeping. It is a must for any national archives to establish an organizational and legal framework to make sure an effective approach in developing electronic records management programme to be in the archives or in the government
Others may include business process management, customer relationship management programs, content management systems, and master data management systems. When a specific business or organization seeks to implement an enterprise software into their daily operations, it is necessary to have persons on staff who are capable of programming and maintaining that software. This is not a one time position, but the addition of a new employment role for the company. As the organization grows or changes with the environment and the economy, the parameters of the software will need to change as well.
Possible managers may interact with software as well in case possible changes are required. The business units that will be involved with the solution are the accounting department who handle the financial aspects of the project, possible IT department who manage the technology solution and most importantly the managers of Berlasco Court who handle daily operation. Redesigning the following business processes will provide benefits this can be
The record keeping in document 3 and 4 were strictly to keep record and inform
• Policies and Procedures – It is important
filing cabinet as it may be required in the future). Also, if it is of a confidential nature the record must be kept safe so the Data Protection Act is not breached. Files and records should be stored to comply with the regulations and company policies to ensure the safety of the documentation/data. Information must be securely stored so it can not be disclosed to third parties without the relative permissions. It is important because any data that is not secure can be used criminally, i.e. identify theft.
A place can contribute to productivity and creativity, it can get in the way and limit efforts. A well-designed place can provide a nudge that guides users to good results and offer cues to support better performance. Lately, the open office plans have been very popular as they are supposed to improve efficiency by allowing for more interaction between office staff. A variety of spaces needs to be provided in offices, spaces for teamwork, standing tables, moving walls, comfy sofa everything.
Assignment: Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. Go on to describe how those legislation, policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in your health or social care setting. Policies, procedures and legislation are found in every establishment. They are required to have them in place in order to protect and keep the employers, employees and service users safe. Legislations in an establishment are a groups of laws set by the government that must be followed otherwise an individual will be prosecuted.
Information Governance Training. 2.2 If there are concerns relating to handling and sharing information we need to apply an individual measures e.g. staff training, CRB checks and vetting procedures, staff supervision and management; system measures e.g. electronic audit trails, encrypted passwords, information checking systems. There has to be agreed ways of working with specific policies and procedures, physical measures e.g. secure storage, CCTV 3 There is an importance of keeping legible, accurate, complete and up-to-date records in order to meet legislative requirements and to ensure clarity of information for everybody involve in care for that particular person and continuity of
This condition led me towards problem related with shortage of time at the time of submission of the project. On other hand, I also faced some critical issues related with understanding and interpreting the subject and research context. Prior to the project, I used to possess only elementary knowledge of Management Information System and its implication in real life scenario. In
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