A new framework for Board of DirectorsInformation technology is redefining the competitive landscape for every major corporation. No matter what industry they are in, companies rely on IT for everything from squeezing costs to streamlining processes to leapfrogging competitors.
Unfortunately, rapid technological change has also created new risks — prompting many corporate directors to express concern over boards' ability to provide adequate IT risk oversight.
A recent Oliver Wyman / National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) survey of 204 corporate board members found that, while virtually all board members (99%) acknowledge that IT will have a significant business impact on the companies they govern over the next five years, more than half (51%) say they are not given enough information to perform their oversight duties effectively. Directors also cite insufficient IT expertise at the board level and the fast pace of technological change as stumbling blocks to effective IT governance.
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