Information Governance in the Scientific Centers

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Ph.D of Knowledge and Information management, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran and Senior Expert in Central Library of Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

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Information governance is an approach to managing the acquisition, creation, storage, organizing, sharing, dissemination and effective use of information inside and outside an organization that most organizations today use to facilitate and expedite the management of their information processes. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explain the role of information governance in scientific centers. This research is fundamental and the library method has been used to collect information from various printed and electronic information sources. Information governance in scientific centers includes general components such as people, technology, processes, policies, tools, and specific components such as information value, information quality, information security, privacy, information acceptance, and record management which can accelerate and facilitate the information lifecycle management, sharing, access, use, protection and archiving of information in the among of the scientific communities.  Also, information governance through auditing, prioritization, policy making, information refining, information control and creation of information systems in the fields of increasing transparency, accountability and flexibility and openness, legalism, improving speed and effectiveness of decisions and processes, reduce of scientific risk and costs and control corruption among the scientific communities.
Information governance by creating a suitable environment and opportunities in the scientific centers can provide proper governance, management and policy making of the processes of search, retrieval, acquisition, creation, storage, organizing, transmission, sharing, dissemination, use, analysis and control of information among the scientific communities.

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Governance and Development
Volume 2, Issue 4
December 2022
Pages 123-146

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