# CONTENT

- [0. Introduction](/information-management-handbook/content/0.-introduction.md)
- [0.1 What is IM?](/information-management-handbook/content/0.-introduction/0.1-what-is-im.md): Introduction to IM
- [0.2 Why IM Matters?](/information-management-handbook/content/0.-introduction/0.2-why-im-matters.md): The benefits of having IM in place
- [0.3 Where Are We Now?](/information-management-handbook/content/0.-introduction/0.3-where-are-we-now.md): Progress, Challenges, and the Evolving IM Landscape
- [1. IM Fundamentals](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals.md)
- [1.1 IM vs MEAL, KM and ICT](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.1-im-vs-meal-km-and-ict.md)
- [1.2 IM & Data Responsibility Principles](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.2-im-and-data-responsibility-principles.md)
- [1.3 Understanding Organizational Structures in IM](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.3-understanding-organizational-structures-in-im.md): Touching on different Organization Structures and where IM sits.
- [1.4 Mapping Data Flows in an Organization](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.4-mapping-data-flows-in-an-organization.md)
- [1.5 IM Governance](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.5-im-governance.md)
- [1.6 IM Enablers](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.6-im-enablers.md): How to tie things together - people, process and technology?
- [1.7 Ethics, Risk, and Responsibility in IM](/information-management-handbook/content/1.-im-fundamentals/1.7-ethics-risk-and-responsibility-in-im.md)
- [2. How It Works](/information-management-handbook/content/2.-how-it-works.md)
- [2.1 Data Cycles & Processes](/information-management-handbook/content/2.-how-it-works/2.1-data-cycles-and-processes.md)
- [2.2 IM Tools and Data Management](/information-management-handbook/content/2.-how-it-works/2.2-im-tools-and-data-management.md)
- [2.3 Getting Started with IM](/information-management-handbook/content/2.-how-it-works/2.3-getting-started-with-im.md)
- [2.4 IM & Cluster Coordination](/information-management-handbook/content/2.-how-it-works/2.4-im-and-cluster-coordination.md)
- [3. IM Roles & Responsibilities](/information-management-handbook/content/3.-im-roles-and-responsibilities.md)
- [3.1 IM Competencies](/information-management-handbook/content/3.-im-roles-and-responsibilities/3.1-im-competencies.md): What type of IM capacities exist — and what are they good for?
- [3.2  Distribution of IM Roles in Operational Setups](/information-management-handbook/content/3.-im-roles-and-responsibilities/3.2-distribution-of-im-roles-in-operational-setups.md): Who should do what — and how do you structure the team?
- [3.3 IM Resource Allocation and Budgeting](/information-management-handbook/content/3.-im-roles-and-responsibilities/3.3-im-resource-allocation-and-budgeting.md): How much should we plan and invest — and what for?
- [3.4 Enabling Local IM Capacities and Leadership](/information-management-handbook/content/3.-im-roles-and-responsibilities/3.4-enabling-local-im-capacities-and-leadership.md)
- [4. Navigating IM Complexities](/information-management-handbook/content/4.-navigating-im-complexities.md)
- [4.1 Operating IM Systems in Resource-Constrained Settings](/information-management-handbook/content/4.-navigating-im-complexities/4.1-operating-im-systems-in-resource-constrained-settings.md)
- [4.2 Collaborative IM and Multi-Stakeholder Management](/information-management-handbook/content/4.-navigating-im-complexities/4.2-collaborative-im-and-multi-stakeholder-management.md)
- [4.3 Field-Based Challenges and Lessons Learned](/information-management-handbook/content/4.-navigating-im-complexities/4.3-field-based-challenges-and-lessons-learned.md)
- [5. Strategy & Operational Best Practices](/information-management-handbook/content/5.-strategy-and-operational-best-practices.md)
- [5.1 Data Workflows & Typology](/information-management-handbook/content/5.-strategy-and-operational-best-practices/5.1-data-workflows-and-typology.md)
- [5.2 Data Standardization & Data Harmonization](/information-management-handbook/content/5.-strategy-and-operational-best-practices/5.2-data-standardization-and-data-harmonization.md)
- [5.3 Essential IM Techniques](/information-management-handbook/content/5.-strategy-and-operational-best-practices/5.3-essential-im-techniques.md)
- [5.4 Automation](/information-management-handbook/content/5.-strategy-and-operational-best-practices/5.4-automation.md)
- [6. IM Cases & Applications](/information-management-handbook/content/6.-im-cases-and-applications.md)
- [6.1 IM Lessons from the Field](/information-management-handbook/content/6.-im-cases-and-applications/6.1-im-lessons-from-the-field.md)
- [6.2 Dos and Don’ts in IM Practice](/information-management-handbook/content/6.-im-cases-and-applications/6.2-dos-and-donts-in-im-practice.md)
- [6.3 Geospatial Information Management](/information-management-handbook/content/6.-im-cases-and-applications/6.3-geospatial-information-management.md)
- [7. Future Directions - AI](/information-management-handbook/content/7.-future-directions-ai.md)
- [7.1 IM & Artificial Intelligence](/information-management-handbook/content/7.-future-directions-ai/7.1-im-and-artificial-intelligence.md)