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Saturday, 23.11.2024
Transforming Government since 2001
As government becomes increasingly digital in the way it operates, it needs to investigate the implications of digital government and issue appropriate recommendations, backed by regulations and the means of implementing them. One Dutch government institution, the Ministry of the Interior, Kingdom Relations and State Archives' Service, saw such a need back in 2001, when it established the Digital Preservation Testbed programme.

The goal of this programme is to ensure the availability, accessibility and reliability of government (electronic) information, now and in the future.

ICTU, an internal ICT consultancy and project group set up by the government in 2001 and that is responsible for the programme’s implementation, is researching ways to overcome problems with digital government and to help build the necessary infrastructure.

Among its initial findings published recently, ICTU recommends that government should start storing, as soon as possible, all e-mail digitally (using a special XML template). Furthermore, rules have been established for handling e-mail containing key information, such as an order or decision.

It is now up to managers in the various government departments to put these recommendations into practice.

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Quelle: europemedia.net

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