Fine Balance

Jeremy Hilton

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Process that enables organisations to anticipate and address likely impacts

of new initiatives Foresee problems Negotiate solutions

Manage risks Design systems to avoid

unnecessary privacy intrusion2

Requirement by law Requirement of government

organisational policy Appreciation that project has

significant implications that should be subject of investigation

Existing public concerns

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ASSETS THREATS VULNERABILITIES

RISKS

COUNTERMEASURES

ANALYSIS

MANAGEMENT

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People generally do what they want to do, even at work. Hopefully this aligns with the

organisation’s needs

incentivising ; or applying suitable sanctions.

May achieve short term benefit, but the change is short-lived unless

fundamental change is achieved staff have a belief in the desired result

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Staff need to be involved, trained and supported.

Tools will be required in order to enable the desired controls on information and analysis/audit of use

Accountability and responsibility of staff must be clearly defined and agreed. Tell me and I’ll forget

Show me and I’ll rememberInvolve me and I’ll understand

Old Chinese saying14

““Others inspire us, Others inspire us, information feeds us, information feeds us, practice improves our practice improves our performance, but we need performance, but we need quiet time to figure things quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth discoveries, to unearth original answers.”original answers.”

- Esther Buchholz- Esther Buchholz

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