Data on its own is just numbers and text. Once it is processed, it becomes information — and once that information is combined with a person’s experience and skill, it becomes knowledge, the real starting point for sound judgement. Information management sits exactly at that turning point: it is not a piece of software or a specific technology like IS or IT, but a set of activities, processes and practices aimed at making an institution more efficient with everything it knows, whether that knowledge is stored electronically or not.

With the sheer volume of information now flowing through the internet and modern communication channels, organising and reusing it — for decisions today and for predicting what comes next — has become a real operational challenge. This course covers how institutions manage that full information lifecycle, and how they keep it confidential along the way.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the different types of Information Management Systems (IMS).
• Work confidently with the applications and programs that support information systems.
• Maintain information confidentiality and keep it from being exposed to risk.

Who should attend:

• Establishment owners and managers, and managers of offices and enterprises.
• Managers of state institutions and economic or commercial establishments.
• Chiefs of sections responsible for maintaining information confidentiality.
• Employees in technical departments and organisations already using software systems.
• Managers and supervisors of software and IT departments who want to develop their teams.

Module 1: What Information Management Really Means

• Information systems management definition and importance.
• How information management differs from IS or IT as a technology, and why it matters more as the volume of data keeps growing.
• Engaging technology in the service of protecting confidentiality.

Module 2: Information Systems Foundations

• Information Systems definition and importance, and the scientific and methodological way of defining them.
• Method of Information Systems engineering and assessment.
• Mastering established methods and studying the advanced features that connect institutions with high-performing companies.

Module 3: Keeping Information Confidential and Secure

• Confidentiality of information security strategies, and management strategies for confidential information security.
• Information Security Management (ISM) definition and importance.
• Access protection systems and the role of Smart Cards in reinforcing security.