Stream 3 | The Trade Arena
Australian Government agencies are facing a growing Freedom of Information (FOI) crisis. In 2024-25, agencies and ministers received a record 43,456 FOI requests, an increase of 25%, while more than one in four decisions were made outside the applicable statutory timeframe.
Rising request volumes are only part of the problem, the real bottleneck is information fragmentation. When records are scattered across legacy physical archives, disconnected systems, and growing stores of unstructured digital content, simple search and redaction become a slow, costly, and high-risk compliance nightmare.
Meeting this challenge requires a shift to intelligence-driven information governance. Join Iron Mountain’s Andrew Monteleone to explore practical strategies for clearing backlogs and boosting public sector transparency.
Key Takeaways:
Andrew Monteleone is passionate about how technology and AI are reshaping the future of records management. As Enterprise Commercial Manager at Iron Mountain, he partners with governments and enterprises to modernise information systems and unlock new ways of working.
With a career spanning over 20 years across Iron Mountain, NTT, Dimension Data, and ETHAN, Andrew has led teams and initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region focused on cloud, digitisation, and AI adoption. His work has helped transform traditional recordkeeping into intelligent, data-driven solutions that reduce risk, improve access, and support innovation.
Andrew believes AI isn’t just about automation, it’s about creating insights, value, and smarter decision-making from information that was once locked away. He brings a practical, commercial perspective on how organisations can embrace AI responsibly and will share lessons from real-world transformation programs that are shaping the future of the records management industry.