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Institute of Information Management (IIM)

ABOUT IIM

ABOUT IIM

About Institute of Information Management (IIM)

The Institute of Information Management (IIM) is a premier international professional and membership-driven institute committed to advancing the discipline of data and information management globally. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, IIM has established a strong presence through its global chapters in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, India, Ghana, and Nigeria.  

IIM is a registered nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Colorado, USA (Entity ID: 20181786160), and operates legally in Nigeria as a duly registered professional body (RC: 1125723), recognized under the National Assembly Gazette (HB.1016 C4065–4073). The Institute is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria (Ref: FME/TED/A&E/ANPB/XLIII/406), and licensed by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) under Section 5(f) and (h) of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023 to conduct examinations and certify data protection professionals.  

IIM was established to serve the growing community of professionals managing the dynamic information lifecycle including data, information, records, documents, knowledge, content, and archives management within enterprises across public and private sectors. The Institute’s overarching mission is to promote and support best practices in information and data management, with a particular focus on key sectors such as health, education, governance, finance, and other data-driven ecosystems.  

Through certifications, training, professional development programs, and industry insights, IIM empowers its members with the knowledge, tools, and guidance needed to excel in their careers and navigate the evolving landscape of technology and compliance. 

VISION & MISSION

  • Vision

The vision of IIM is to be recognized and respected as the premier information management institution in Africa, with influence on Data/Information Management trends and educational requirements, driving the development of competent professionals’ for the ultimate recognition of data and information management as a professional field in various organizations globally.

  • Mission

Our mission is to ensure that information management professionals are abreast of current and future challenges associated with managing Information assets in an era of social, mobile, cloud, big data and to develop and maintain a premier information management institution which consistently achieves high standards, certification, competence, and research in delivering value to its membership globally.

The Objects for which the Institute is established are:
  • To established and promote sound information management, research in information preservation, dissemination and security of information in any organisation and thereby enhance discipline, development and information management.
  • To promote and publish study materials /manuals, educational journals and other literary works to support Individuals and Professionals preparing for examinations and development in order to acquire knowledge, skills and technical information that is related to information management and technology
  • To organize seminars and workshops with a view to keeping beneficiaries abreast of information and development strategies in relation to information management, security of information, adequate and effective information dissemination.
  • To engage in training, re-training, certification of personnel and continuous learning in records, information, data, archives, security and document management for development, and thereby award certificate of proficiency.
  • To organize symposia and conference for human resources and man-power development in information management for public and private sector.
  • To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.