news headlines: 16th April 2008

Irish government launches information and awareness campaign on emergency planning
Includes a handbook, which will be delivered to every household in the country, supported by business continuity planning advice for organisations.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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FEMA releases Strategic Plan for FY 2008-2013
Outlines its vision and mission, and gives a high level overview of the activities it will carry out to achieve these.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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ICM develops ‘Emergency Office’
Helps businesses to quickly provision home working during a crisis; beta-test participants sought.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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NIST seeks comments on information risk management publication
‘Managing Risk from Information Systems: An Organizational Perspective’: deadline for comments is April 30.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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US Commercial Mobile Alert System takes a step forward
But argument starts over who should fill the unified aggregator/gateway role.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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Australian Privacy Commissioner seeks views on data breach notification guide
Guide aims not only to assist agencies and organisations to minimise the possibility of a breach occurring, but also to prepare for and respond effectively to any breaches if and when they do occur.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Data Centres Europe Awards presented
Data Centres Europe held a gala awards ceremony on April 11th at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel in central London.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Fujitsu becomes first company in Japan to attain BS 25999 certification
Certification was carried out by BSI Management Systems Japan K.K.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: Japan •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Global corporations increase self-insurance
Despite falling commercial insurance rates.
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Is business continuity certification right for your organization?
This white paper analyzes the business case for pursuing business continuity certification, including what it takes to complete the certification process and how best to prepare. UPDATED WITH READER COMMENT
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•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Human resilience strategies: the recovery phase
Part four in a series of articles exploring human resource aspects of business continuity management.
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•Date: 15th April 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Grochowalski joins Monarch Business Resiliency
• SNIA Europe Academy London 2008
• Major exercise by EU FloodCommand rehearses pan-European response to
massive coastal flooding
• New guide helps directors to cut a path through the corporate governance jungle
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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