Institute of Information Management holds induction ceremony

The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa held its 28th annual conference and induction ceremony last Saturday.

Four honorary fellows, 10 professional fellows, six senior professional members, four professional members, one associate member and two information management academy members were inducted.

Among the 10 inducted professional fellows is Goke Ilesanmi, chief executive officer of Gokmar Communication Consulting.

Speaking during the event in Lagos, Oyedokun Oyewole, president and chairman of the executive council of IIM, said the institute has engaged in collaboration with different entities in enhancing the frontiers of data and information management in society.

“First and foremost, we must remind ourselves that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a human tragedy. Almost 110 million people have been sickened by the virus, over 2.4 million have died, and millions of livelihoods have been destroyed,” Oyewole said.

“Data and information outlooks are an essential component of our organisations’ work. Comprehensive, accurate and fact-based analysis is crucial in supporting policy-makers in taking informed decisions, especially in the current circumstances.

“Prominent among such include the signing of an MoU with the NiNAS and collaboration with the Bureau for Public Service Reforms (BPSR). Year 2020 also witnessed the execution of the IIM National Digital Transformation Awareness Campaign.”

Oyewole said the institute initiated the national digital transformation awareness campaign which was conducted at different ministries, departments and agencies as part of the drive towards promoting excellence.

“The initiative was a follow-up to the directive issued by the head of service of the federation in June 2020 directing MDAs to begin automation and digitisation of files and records,” he said.