The aims of more open, transparent and collaborative government all rely on the ongoing useability of digital government information. What are the strategies we can adopt to make sure the digital evidence of our lives is there for the future?
3. What’s the connection with Govt 2.0?
• If you want wider and more effective use
of public sector information and content
and the generation of new uses from it,
you can’t just concern yourself with brand
new information
• We all still use data and information that is
really, really old
5. The listing of
convicts on
board the
“Neptune”,
arrived in
Sydney 28
June 1790 (part
of the First
Fleet).
6. PMapTH03, Parish of Tamworth, 1893
http://parishmaps.lands.nsw.gov.au/pmap.html
‘View from Church of England Grammar School ‘State Records NSW:
Department of Public Works, Sydney Harbour Bridge Branch; NRS
12685, Sydney Harbour Bridge Photographic Albums, 1870-1933
7. How are we able
to continue to
use this
information?
• Because we
labelled it and put
is on a shelf!
Ukraine’s Central State Historical Archives in L’viv www.usukraine.org/lvivarchives.shtml
8. Is this going to work for
digital Government
information?
11. ..which is why we need to act now!
• By:
- keeping basic metadata
- adopting sensible strategies to
protect against technology change,
limit proprietary interests and
manage other threats
12. Government organisations have a role
to play
• adopt long term preservation
formats eg ODF, PDF-A
• adopt metadata standards
• migrate with care
• avoid removable media
13. State Records’ role
• Set standards and provide guidance
on making, keeping and preserving
digital records
• Preserving digital State archives
..forever
• And making them available!
