<s>
Global	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Governance	I-Protocol
Day	I-Protocol
(	O
GIGD	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
day	O
that	O
occurs	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
Thursday	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
Global	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Governance	I-Protocol
Day	I-Protocol
is	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
awareness	O
of	O
information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
enforcement	O
of	O
desirable	O
behavior	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
use	O
,	O
archiving	O
,	O
and	O
deletion	O
of	O
information	O
held	O
by	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gartner	O
Inc.	O
,	O
an	O
information	O
technology	O
research	O
and	O
advisory	O
firm	O
,	O
defines	O
information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
as	O
the	O
specification	O
of	O
decision	O
rights	O
and	O
an	O
accountability	O
framework	O
to	O
encourage	O
desirable	O
behavior	O
in	O
the	O
valuation	O
,	O
creation	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
use	O
,	O
archival	O
and	O
deletion	O
of	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
is	O
Information	B-Protocol
Governance	I-Protocol
Month	O
,	O
coordinated	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
Health	O
Information	O
Management	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
celebration	O
is	O
coordinated	O
and	O
promoted	O
by	O
information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
platform	O
for	O
managing	O
records	O
and	O
information	O
became	O
necessary	O
to	O
address	O
all	O
phases	O
of	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
(	O
IG	O
)	O
goes	O
beyond	O
retention	O
and	O
disposition	O
to	O
include	O
privacy	O
,	O
access	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
compliance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
was	O
given	O
national	O
recognition	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
with	O
a	O
directive	O
from	O
President	O
Obama	O
to	O
overhaul	O
current	O
records	O
management	O
processes	O
within	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
encompass	O
current	O
needs	O
more	O
comprehensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-Protocol
governance	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
a	O
growing	O
trend	O
,	O
even	O
becoming	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
ARMA	O
International	O
Conference	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Governance	I-Protocol
Day	I-Protocol
was	O
established	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
raise	O
this	O
awareness	O
.	O
</s>
