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Electronic Records - United Kingdom
Articles and resources about the use of electronic records within government in the United Kingdom.
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- Electronic records - United Kingdom - Archive
- Articles and resources about the use of electronic records within government in the United Kingdom.
Added: 15 December 2005
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- Electronic records Management - United Kingdom - Archive
- The document provides an overall framework for the enabling role of electronic records management (ERM) in e-government and e-business.
Added: 24 November 2005
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- Museums Library and Archives Council, United Kingdom - Archive
- The report "Digital preservation in the regions" has been compiled from a survey circulated in December 2004 to institutions within two of the nine regional agencies for museums, libraries and archives.
Added: 24 November 2005
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- Database State: Report - in pdf format (878kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). by Ross Anderson, Ian Brown, Terri Dowty, Philip Inglesant, William Heath and Angela Sasse. Published by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd, March 2009. "In October 2007 Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs lost two discs containing a copy of the entire child benefit database. Suddenly issues of privacy and data security were on the front page of most newspapers and leading the TV news bulletins. The old line 'if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear' was given a very public rebuttal. The millions of people affected by this data loss, who may have thought they had nothing to hide, were shown that they do have much to fear from the failures of the database state. In the wake of the HMRC fiasco, and all the subsequent data losses that came to light in the months that followed, the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust sponsored a meeting of academics and activists with an interest in privacy. These experts attempted to map Britain's database state, identifying the many public sector databases that collect personal information about us. The task proved to be too big for one seminar, highlighting the need for a more in-depth study of the 'Transformational Government' programme. The Trust, therefore, commissioned the Foundation for Information Policy Research to produce this report, which provides the most comprehensive map of Britain's database state currently available..."
Added: 24 March 2009;
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- Database State: Executive Summary and Recommendations - in pdf format (261kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Published by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd, March 2009. "In recent years, the Government has built or extended many central databases that hold information on every aspect of our lives, from health and education to welfare, law–enforcement and tax. This 'Transformational Government' programme was supposed to make public services better or cheaper, but it has been repeatedly challenged by controversies over effectiveness, privacy, legality and cost. Many question the consequences of giving increasing numbers of civil servants daily access to our personal information. Objections range from cost through efficiency to privacy. The emphasis on data capture, form-filling, mechanical assessment and profiling damages professional responsibility and alienates the citizen from the state. Over two-thirds of the population no longer trust the government with their personal data. This report charts these databases, creating the most comprehensive map so far of what has become Britain’s Database State..."
Added: 24 March 2009;
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- Important government databases are illegal and should be scrapped or redesigned says report
- Public Technology, 23 March 2009. "In a hard-hitting report published today, the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust says that in recent years, the Government has built or extended many central databases that hold information on every aspect of our lives, from health and education to welfare, law–enforcement and tax. This 'Transformational Government' programme was supposed to make public services better or cheaper, but it has been repeatedly challenged by controversies over effectiveness, privacy, legality and cost..."
Added: 24 March 2009;
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- Cabinet archives go online
- Kablenet, 4 December 2008. "The National Archives has placed 500,000 pages of government papers online free of charge..."
Added: 4 December 2008;
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- Cabinet Office plans to to de-duplicate and classify its departmental electronic information
- Public Technology, 18 September 2008. "Active Navigation, the data discovery company, has been selected by the Cabinet Office to de-duplicate and classify the electronic information held across the department. Active Navigation was chosen after an extensive review of software products and manual alternatives, and following a pilot project in one unit of the Cabinet Office..."
Added: 22 September 2008;
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- National Archives completes e-record preservation system
- Kablenet, 15 August 2008. "The National Archives has finished its Seamless Flow Programme to automate the preservation of electronic government records. The programme has developed tools and processes aiming to create a seamless process, so information created by government can be gathered by the Archives, stored and – when allowed – released online..."
Added: 20 August 2008;
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- Preserving the Data Explosion: Using PDF - in pdf format (128kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). by Betsy A. Fanning. Technology Watch Report, April 2008. DPC Technology Watch Series Report 08-02. "... This report reviews the use of PDF, Portable Document Format, more specifically, PDF/Archive as an archival file format to preserve an organization's knowledge. It should be noted that the use of PDF or PDF/Archive alone will not ensure the long-term preservation of electronic documents. When PDF/Archive is combined with a comprehensive records management program and formally established records policies and procedures, an organization can be sure that their electronic documents will be preserved..."
Added: 30 May 2008;
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- PDF Key to Digital Preservation - But Not Alone
- UK organization says agencies must combine PDF/A with a comprehensive records management program and formally established records policies, by Sue Bushell. CIO, 29 May 2008. "The UK-based Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) says organizations keen to ensure their data will be PDF/A and continued vigilance as part of the solution. The not-for-profit organization, whose members include the UK National Archives and the British Library, says organizations must combine PDF/A with a comprehensive records management program and formally established records policies and procedures to ensure their electronic documents will be preserved..."
Added: 30 May 2008;
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- Government mulls single communications database
- Kablenet, 20 May 2008. "The Home Office is considering the creation a giant database of phone calls, emails and web browsing. A draft communications bill, to be published later this year, could include such a measure, although the Home Office said a decision has yet to be taken..."
Added: 22 May 2008;
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- UK to monitor all online communications?
- AAP NewsWire. ZDNet Australia, 21 May 2008. "Details of every phone call, e-mail and period of time spent on the Internet by the public would be held on a British government database under a plan to combat crime and terrorism. Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies would hand over the records to the Home Office, who would hold them for at least a year, The Times reported today..."
Added: 22 May 2008;
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- Government database of all UK phone calls & emails: massive archiving issues
- Public Technology, 21 May 2008. "News that ministers will consider plans for a database of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, looks set to put pressure on those who need to store this data. It has been reported that The Home Office may include the measures - which have already come under fire from the Information Commission for presenting a higher risk of data loss - in the Communications Data Bill expected later this year..."
Added: 22 May 2008;
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- OS to close shared folders
- Kablenet, 5 March 2008. "Ordnance Survey is planning to make its staff use its electronic document record management system (EDRMS) by closing all shared drives..."
Added: 5 March 2008;
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- Students to get degree e-record
- Kablenet, 17 October 2007. "A new graduate record could be linked to other electronic education records, under proposals to reform academic awards. A report published on 16 October 2007 proposes a new detailed record of how university students perform in different exam papers and course work. The record is likely to be delivered both on paper and electronically..."
Added: 18 October 2007;
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- Ordnance Survey to rationalise 700,000 folders with EDRM solution
- Public Technology, 21 August 2007. "Tower Software has announced that geographic Ordnance Survey has selected its EDRM system, TRIM Context to rationalise the 700,000 folders of documents and mapping files in its shared corporate network..."
Added: 22 August 2007;
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- CPS to rationalise electronic evidence
- Kablenet, 17 August 2007. "The Crown Prosecution Service is stepping up its use of electronic document management systems to assist in complex cases. The CPS published a tender in the Official Journal of the EU in August 2007 for the procurement of an electronic preparation and presentation of evidence (EPPE) package..."
Added: 17 August 2007;
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