Organizations are using data, information and knowledge as a competitive weapon. Their data, information and knowledge are arguably their most valuable assets. Yet, these assets are managed badly (when compared to the other three assets, namely money, people and infrastructure) with considerable risk to the organization. Executives are accountable for the success of their organizations and those who don't manage this critical resource and business enabler effectively, can be regarded as negligent. The fourth asset an organization has is their information assets (their data, information...

Organizations are using data, information and knowledge as a competitive weapon. Their data, information and knowledge are arguably their most valuable assets. Yet, these assets are managed badly (when compared to the other three assets, namely money, people and infrastructure) with considerable risk to the organization. Executives are accountable for the success of their organizations and those who don't manage this critical resource and business enabler effectively, can be regarded as negligent. The fourth asset an organization has is their information assets (their data, information...