*3.2.1 Through corporate and IT governance frameworks*

The IT Governance framework has matured over the years and is continuously being improved to meet the requirements of the modern organisation and the ever changing technology solutions delivery methods. The framework is modular and flexible and can be adapted to meet the requirements of organisations of different sizes. Typically, the governance framework delegates responsibility to the Executives to ensure that the enterprise's IT sustains and extends the organisation's strategies and objectives. ISO/IEC 38500 [2], the international standard for corporate governance of IT is more specific and identifies six principles for good IT governance which are as follows:


By implementing the above principles, the framework caters very well for factoring values into the organisation's structures and systems. The framework has been adapted and applied in public and private sectors and has proven to be effective in implementing the above principles to achieve the following key objectives regarding corporate governance of IT:


*How Factoring Ethics Encourages and Stimulates Innovative Development of IT Systems… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97556*


**Figure 1** is illustration of the adaptation of the framework which has been effective in both public and private entities.

**Figure 1.** *Illustration of corporate IT governance framework implementation.*
