The ECMLG programme this year includes several papers on IT governance and related technology topics, which indicates an increasing level of interest amongst management, leadership and governance researchers. Some of the papers I attended and/or read include:
  • IT governance, decision-making and IT capabilities
  • Information technology leadership on electronic records management: The Malaysian experience
  • A framework for business–IT fusion
  • Business–IT fusion: developing a shared world view


Amongst these, an encouraging theme—of linking IT priorities with corporate business objectives—became apparent. This is heartening because, in my experience, many IT aficionados have been more interested in the evangelism of capability and particular methods and processes.