The idea that a command and control system should be founded on a managed cycle of information gathering, understanding, decision and action is not new.  John Boyd’s ‘OODA Loop’ (Boyd, The Essence of Winning and Losing, 1995) was first presented in a different context, but now underpins a good deal of development and practice in the command and control field.  We have found that the OODA Loop is a particularly useful model when time and dispersal are important factors.

With the onset of the global financial crisis and volatility in markets, governments world over have been left grappling with a plethora of issues concerning unemployment, public spending, welfare measures etc.

Ask any Enterprise Design expert, and they will tell you that implementing and managing a well-integrated enterprise information management system is never an easy task. Building such a successful system would essentially entail that it be built over a successful information architecture model.

Big Data is understandably a big rage within industry today, and organisations are rapidly developing strategies to acquire more data from across their varied channels of interactions with customers and clients. Organisations are driving their Big Data strategy towards acquiring larger pools of data, and increasingly focused on finding wider platforms for applications.

Businesses have so far relied on simply using their data effectively to generate information for decision making and growth. This trend, however, is rapidly changing as businesses wake up to the increasing possibilities for growth in a data driven economy.

In today’s organisations, information is a valued business asset and when exploited effectively it can act as a key differentiator in driving their success.

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Information drives your business and works as your greatest asset. It provides key inputs for quality decision making. It helps drive efficacy within your business (makes money), reduces wastage and redundancies (saves money).

Neil Glentworth, Managing Director and Founder of information management specialists Glentworth, has contended with a strong list of competitors to take out the 2012 Queensland Pearcey Foundation Award for his contribution to the Information and Technology industry.

Queensland is set to take the lead on the open data front. Premier Campbell Newman's 'open data revolution' and broader commitment to open government represent a real step forward. With its information blueprint and some meaningful commitments in this area, Queensland's government appears committed to making progress.