Practical data governance for merging health enterprises

26 June 2025

elevenM’s Melanie Marks, Cassie Findlay and Rahul Prasad discuss the dangers of not including data governance in merger-planning, and set out steps to take to ensure you do.

Ten data governance hacks for healthcare providers to adopt AI safely

14 May 2025

elevenM Director Melanie Marks shares key tips for AI governance in healthcare from her recent presentation at the Digital Health Festival 2025 in Melbourne. This week I had the opportunity

Hard delete

24 February 2025

elevenM’s Cassie Findlay on how hard, and how important, it is to formally and systematically delete unnecessary data and records.

Data processing inventories: The secret weapon in cyber security

10 December 2024

We don’t often see information/data governance and cyber security functions leveraging one another’s tools and expertise, but DPIs are just as effective at supporting cyber security initiatives as they are privacy ones.

Pass the hot potato — who should own a retention and disposal policy and schedule

5 November 2024

elevenM’s Laura McVey and Valerie Ng outline some considerations for organisations that are wondering who should be responsible for the retention and disposal policy, but don’t have a data or information governance team.

Won’t somebody think of the data holdings?

12 August 2024

elevenM’s Tessa Loftus discusses the link between data minimisation, privacy and the environmental impact of data storage.

Tools of the trade: What can privacy software actually help with?

17 June 2024

elevenM’s Jonathan Gadir unpacks and explains different kinds of privacy software tools, what you can use them for, what you can’t use them for, and some questions or considerations you should have ready if you’re getting a demo.

Retention and disposal schedules — the document you never knew you always needed

8 May 2024

elevenM’s Valerie Ng and Laura McVey outline why your organisation needs a retention and disposal schedule, how to create one, and some pitfalls to avoid.

Using a data processing inventory to get law reform ready

6 May 2024

A data processing inventory can help your business prepare for both regulatory and process change. Here we outline some key areas that a data processing inventory can help you with to get privacy law reform ready.

Could deletion be the hottest data trend of 2024?

20 February 2024

elevenM’s Angela Wong and Cassie Findlay outline some strategies to get on board this year’s hottest data trend — deletion.