Government Information Group

The Government Information Group represents the professional interests of Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) specialists working in government departments and agencies, parliamentary and national libraries. Our members work in a wide variety of core KIM roles, such as Record Managers, Information Managers, Librarians, Knowledge Managers, Record Reviewers, Information Retrieval Specialists, Taxonomy Specialists, Information Architects  and Information Rights officers.

Additional KIM roles often include Web Publishers, Enterprise Architects, Information Risk Managers, Analysts, Historians, Researchers, Licensing/Copyright Experts, Information Modellers/Designers, Information Assurance/Data Handling Officers, Editors/Publishers, Transparency Practitioners, Geospatial Info Specialists, Web Managers, Archivists, Social Communicators and Data Sharing Experts.

GIG also welcomes members from any sector of the profession, particularly those who have an interest in government information and documentation.

Latest News & Blogs

  • GIG Award 2017 - Nominations now open

    30 March 2017

    Each year the Government Information Group presents two awards which recognise major contributions to the government knowledge and information management profession: the first – the GIG Annual Award - is granted to mark a major contribution to the government knowledge and information management f

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Latest Events & Training

Date & Time
Tate Library at Tate Britain London Monday, 19 June 2017 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Royal Armouries Museum - Leeds Yorkshire and Humberside Friday, 23 June 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Scotland Friday, 7 July 2017 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
BAE Systems Wales Thursday, 14 September 2017 - 10:30am to 2:00pm
Bank of England Visit London Friday, 3 November 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

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