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After a huge Christmas feast, there’s nothing better for the digestion than some light reading on the topic of decommissioning! For anyone who finds themselves at work in the dying days of December, we hope you enjoy this round up of articles and blog posts related to decommissioning systems:

December is often described as the ‘silly season’, filled with end of year parties, hot days and getting Christmas carols stuck in your head. Here at State Records we’ve decided to wrest control of this month from fun loving frivolity and focus on the wonderful topic of decommissioning! All December long our blog posts will […]

The ancient philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus is known for his observations that change is a constant: ‘Cold things grow hot, the hot cools, the wet dries, the parched moistens’. Everything is constantly shifting, changing and becoming something other to what it was before. Heraclitus was talking about the natural world, but he could just as […]

World Statistics Day is a day set aside to recognise the contribution statistics make in shaping societies around the world. It is a United Nations initiative, and this year  the global statistical community will showcase their statistical achievements in many countries under the theme: better data better lives. To celebrate the day the Australian Bureau […]

I recently moved into an old, slightly creaky house, so have spent the last few months organising for various work to be done to make the house less likely to burn down, less accessible to creepy crawlies and generally more habitable. I have been continually amazed by the reliance of various tradespeople on a piece […]

The podcasts from last week’s Records Managers Forum are now available on Future Proof. The Records Managers Forum highlight achievements and projects in NSW Government agencies. It promotes communication between NSW public sector records managers and provides an opportunity to exchange news and discuss issues of current concern. Last week’s forum was hosted by State […]

State Records issued the new Standard on Records Management earlier this year. The new standard provides a streamlined framework designed to better support NSW Government digital business processes in complex environments. Catherine Robinson recently spoke about the new standard at a records and information management conference. Here is some of what Catherine said:

Recently, State Records staff attended a very informative session hosted by the NSW Privacy Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Coombs. This “Privacy Matters” event was held to mark Privacy Awareness Week, which is an initiative supported by the Asia Pacific Privacy Awareness forum. State Records had a stand at the forum in conjunction with staff from NSW […]

Each year State Records  distributes a newsletter to all Chief Executives in the NSW public sector. This year’s newsletter highlights some of the major initiatives of the last year across State Records, including the new Standard on Records Management, the launch of business as usual operations for the Digital State Archive, and enhancements to the OpenGov and […]

State Records is constantly talking to government organisations about a fascinating range of projects. These range broadly from questions about data migration to ongoing engagements about digital business transformation. Some of the issues we have covered recently include: Email in the cloud. We have talked to a number of organisations trying to determine how to appropriately manage email when a cloud transition […]