The purpose of Information Awareness Month (IAM) is to increase public awareness of information and its place in all aspects of daily life. By focusing attention at a number of events during the month of May on the role that information plays in day to day activities, the value of good information practices and policies are highlighted and promoted.
The theme for IAM 2012 is ‘Connecting People and Information’ .This theme is also connected to the United Nations General Assembly declaration of 2012 as International Year of Co-operatives.
Information Awareness Month 2012 in the ACT will be launched by the Australian Information Commissioner, Professor John McMillan AO on Tuesday 1st May 2011 at the Australian National Library.
Information Awareness Month was launched by Minister John Faulkner in 2009, by Senator Kate Lundy in 2010 and by Professor John McMillan in 2011.
IAM is a collaborative event between various bodies within the records, archives, library, knowledge, information and data management communities and is now in its sixth year.
Organisations currently participating in Information Awareness Month are:
· National Library of Australia
· National Archives of Australia
· Institute for Information Management
· The Australian Information Industry Association
· The Australian Computer Society
· Disaster ACT
· Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
· Australian Library and Information Association
· ACT Knowledge Management Forum
· Australian Government Libraries Information Network
· Health Information Management Association of Australia
· Public Record Office Victoria
· Australian Society of Archivists
If you would like to register an event as part of IAM, use the Registration Form.
The Sponsor for Information Awareness Month 2012 is the Australian Business Foundation.
