Governance

Good governance is essentially the governing body of an organisation leading it in an ethical and effective way. IT Governance or (information technology governance) is part of good governance and has become a hot topic worldwide, but especially due to the prominence it is given in the King Report and King Code on Corporate Governance. It is part of corporate governance and is not the same as IT compliance. Gartner defines it as “the processes that ensure the effective and efficient use of IT in enabling an organisation to achieve its goals.”

IT Governance introduced into King III

It is interesting that IT governance is dealt with in various parts of King III™. IT Governance in the King III Code Under the heading "New Issues in the Report" on page 14. The governance of information technology is dealt [...]

By |2019-08-02T09:27:23+02:00September 21st, 2009|Categories: Governance|Tags: , , , |

Corporate Governance: Index (Part 2)

This is an index of some legal resources related to the broad concept of corporate governance, which includes fairness, accountability, responsibility, transparency, and risk management: [Constitutional Court] Sidumo v Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd (GF 6778) [Navsa AJ et al, 5.10.2007] [...]

By |2019-08-24T09:51:32+02:00September 10th, 2009|Categories: Governance|Tags: , |

King 3 published for Comment

The Draft Report for Corporate Governance for South Africa (King III or King 3) and the Draft Code of Governance Principles were released for comment on 25 February 2009. Comment should be submitted before 25 April 2009. The practice notes [...]

By |2025-03-06T15:10:41+02:00April 2nd, 2009|Categories: Governance|Tags: , , , , |

Corporate Governance: Index (Part 1)

This is an index of some legal resources related to the broad concept of corporate governance, which includes fairness, accountability, responsibility, transparency, and risk management: 2005 ONWARDS [Constitutional Court] Sidumo v Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd (GF 6778) [Navsa AJ et [...]

By |2019-08-24T11:17:56+02:00October 22nd, 2008|Categories: Governance|Tags: , , , |