Future Proof – Protecting our digital future

Can you believe that another year is almost over? Where has that gone? It has certainly been a busy one for Digital Recordkeeping at State Records.

State Records’ digital archives project has been underway for 6 months now, so before we all collapse for the Christmas break, thought it might be a good time to let you know how we’re travelling. 1. We’re developing systems to support digital continuity partnerships We see the protection, preservation and accessibility of digital records of […]

photo credit: verlaciudad Last week State Records ran a half day workshop, Managing recordkeeping risk in business systems. We had a fantastic group of participants who really engaged with the topic and brought a whole range of valuable experience to the discussion. The workshop was developed to support implementation of State Records’s Standard on digital […]

Digital modes of business and have changed recordkeeping practices dramatically. The ‘ground rules’ have shifted and now it’s harder for staff to even identify what a digital record is, let alone understand when and how they need to capture it! As so much recordkeeping needs to happen at an individual level it is our collective […]

L-R: Cassie Findlay, Kate Cumming, Janet Knight and Richard Lehane We’ve had an exceptionally busy year in the Future Proof team with lots of highlights, and we just spent the morning planning what we will be focusing on in 2011.  We hope to bring you: more case studies from digital recordkeeping implementations in a range […]

No man (or woman) is an island and the Future Proof team is certainly no exception. If we are going to develop tools and guidance that will help NSW government to build better digital recordkeeping systems and strategies, we need to make sure that we understand the needs of the sector. To that end we […]

We know from speaking with many different public offices that addressing the recordkeeping risks associated with business systems is a major challenge for the NSW government. That is why we have developed a half day workshop called ‘Managing  recordkeeping risk in business systems’.

Well it’s been a busy year for us here at State Records as I’m sure it has been for everyone in the NSW government working in records and information management.