The institution develops an ICT strategy and innovation prospective as the cornerstone of an integrated institutional view of the current business, the future direction for the ICT environment, and the initiatives required to reach the desired future environment.
Guideline code
ICT_00600
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The management, with the assistance of the ICT and specialized units, should establish processes to define and manage the ICT strategy and innovation prospective, which:
- Define the strategic plan and roadmap for ICT developments in line with the strategic goals;
- Establish an enterprise architecture consisting of business process, information, data, application and technology architecture layers for effectively and efficiently realizing institutional and ICT strategies;
- Analyse opportunities for innovation or improvement which can be created by emerging technologies, services or ICT-enabled business innovation;
- Establish institutional standards on ICT, defining system technologies and products to be used;
- Establish an ICT-related investment mix, based on common understanding by the ICT unit and other business units of the potential opportunities for ICT to drive and support the enterprise strategy;
- Maintain an awareness of information technology and related service trends, and identify innovation opportunities.
- The ICT strategy and innovation prospective should be included in the institution’s strategic plan.
- The management should clearly communicate the institutional ICT strategy, to ensure that the objectives and associated accountabilities are understood throughout the institution and the ICT strategic options are identified, structured and integrated with the business plans.
Parent
Structure
Structure
- The board should commission the management to establish an ICT strategy and innovation prospective.
- A specialized organizational structure, reporting to the management, should be established to manage processes concerning ICT strategy and innovation in the institution. To establish accountability, the roles and responsibilities of the units within that structure have to be well defined and documented.
- The ICT governance processes should follow the institution’s ICT governance framework and strategic plan, and be based on international standards and practices (e.g. COBIT®).
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Guideline 3. ICT strategy and innovation prospective
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
9