Government Recordkeeping Forum: Taming the digital frontier: considering issues for managing digital information long term

Date: Monday 7th September 2009
Place: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, (Chancellor 1, Level 16), 147 The Terrace, Wellington
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm (registration from 1:15pm)

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Archives New Zealand invites you to our next government recordkeeping forum where we will hear about current initiatives in the digital space.

To begin the forum, John Roberts (Acting Group Manager, Government Recordkeeping Group, Archives New Zealand) will deliver an update on current developments at Archives New Zealand.

Richard Hipgrave, the newly-appointed Public Records Act Audit Programme Manager at Archives New Zealand will give a short update on progress with the establishment of the Archives New Zealand Audit Programme including the final audit tool, and timeframes for the selection of public offices for audit.

Following this, Evelyn Wareham (Manager, Digital Continuity, Archives New Zealand) will speak about the newly launched Digital Continuity Action Plan. This plan contains six goals and 15 action areas to support public sector agencies to overcome the complex issues surrounding the security and future usability of digital information.

Stephen Clarke (Senior Advisor, Digital Continuity), will give some practical tips on managing digital legacy records.

After the break, Hamish James (Manager, Information Management at Statistics New Zealand) will speak about the work his team is undertaking to manage datasets for the long-term as part of Statistics New Zealand's goal to maintain an enduring statistical resources for New Zealand.

To close, Vikram Kumar (Principal Advisor, ICT, State Services Commission) will give an overview of the Open Government Information and Data Reuse work programme. The purpose of the programme is to open up New Zealand’s non-personal government information and data, so it can be used and re-used.


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1.15    Registrations

1.30    Welcome

          Natalie Dewson (Senior Advisor, Government Recordkeeping Programme,    

          Archives New Zealand)

1.35    Update on Current Developments at Archives New Zealand
           John Roberts (Acting Group Manager, Government Recordkeeping                          Group, Archives New Zealand)    

1.50     Audit Programme Update
            Richard Hipgrave (Manager, Public Records Act Audit Programme, Archives             New Zealand)

2.05    Digital Continuity: Launching into Action
            Evelyn Wareham (Manager, Digital Continuity)

2.30    Managing your Legacy Digital Records – New Tips
           Stephen Clarke (Senior Advisor, Digital Continuity, Archives New Zealand)


2.55    Refreshments and Networking


3.25    Managing Datasets for the Long Term
           Hamish James (Manager, Information Management, Statistics New Zealand)


3.55    Open Government Information and Data Reuse Work Programme
           (Vikram Kumar, Principal Advisor, ICT, State Services Commission)


4.25    Close of session


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Last updated 13 August 2009