The Strategic Programme for the Management of Digital Preservation of Governmental Records

Abstract

The NLAI, as the national organization in charge of preserving the legacy of national and governmental records in Iran, has taken noteworthy steps in digital preservation. The results of the survey show that the NLAI’s priority has been given to the digitization of national and governmental resources which are of historical and national importance. There have been some attempts to implement the following: development of hardware and software infrastructure , determination of priorities for the production of content in digital programmes, examination of standards in the area of digital resource preservation, national cooperation for the implementation of digital programme including the cooperation with national content consortium, use of security systems to develop a safe repository, application of national and international standards and protocols, compilation of the policy of access to digital resources, determination of policies for digital programme and raising funds.