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Future Proof newsletter 2011 distributed to Chief Executives
Each year, State Records sends a newsletter to all NSW public sector Chief Executives. The newsletter, called ‘Future Proof,’ concisely brings key issues and challenges relating to digital...
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Recordkeeping is not red tape, and other news for Chief Executives
Chief Executives newsletter http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathoov/5281019294/ Each year State Records issues a newsletter, Future Proof, to all Chief Executives across the NSW public sector. This year...
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News for Chief Executives – State Records survey results flag digital...
Each year State Records distributes a newsletter to all Chief Executives in the NSW public sector. This year’s newsletter highlights some of the key results from State Records’ 2013 Digital...
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Decommissioning December – some light reading
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...
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Decommissioning and digital archives – different models
We’re often asked how State Records NSW does digital preservation. Really the defining feature of our approach is its flexibility: we apply a project management-based methodology (the Digital Archives...
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Records and information management FAQs – Things to think about when deleting...
At this time of year, many organisations take the opportunity to clean out storage areas, including network drives and servers. We have received a few enquiries recently from organisations that would...
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Digital case study from the Department of Premier and Cabinet published
Last year, the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) gave a very engaging presentation to the Records Managers’ Forum about their transformation to a fully digital working environment. This has been...
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Records and information management FAQs – what to do with removable media...
As organisations increasingly transact their business digitally, they may receive records on removable media such as CDs and flash drives. An example of this is the requirement set by many local...
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Proposed changes to the Copyright Act 1968
The Federal Department of Communications and the Arts has released an exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2016 for comment. The proposed changes to...
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Digital implementers group – executive and management support during change
Last week, the Digital Implementers Group met for one of their regular six-weekly meetings. As always, the group shared some fascinating insights into their current projects. The focus of the...
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Records and information management FAQs – retention of credit card data
We have recently received a number of enquiries from organisations about the retention of credit card data. Specifically, these organisations want to know how to keep this data in a way that meets the...
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Goodbye Peter!
It is with sadness that State Records says goodbye to our colleague Peter Bisley. After 2 1/2 years at State Records, Peter has moved on to new adventures in his native New Zealand. During his time at...
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Sharing is caring – how developing retention and disposal authorities in xml...
Since 2010, State Records has drafted and published retention and disposal authorities in XML. For State Records, an XML format has several advantages including single source publishing, greater...
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Disposal in the digital world – case study from ACECQA
Recently we chatted with ACECQA about its efforts to implement regular disposal of records as a business as usual practice. ACECQA has very generously agreed to share its experiences, which may be...
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Records Managers Forum presentations now available on Future Proof
The podcasts from last month’s Records Managers Forum are now available on Future Proof. The Records Managers Forum highlights achievements and projects in NSW Government agencies. It promotes...
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Welcome to Information Awareness Month 2016! #iam_2016
May is Information Awareness Month (IAM). The purpose of IAM is to increase public awareness of information and its place in all aspects of daily life. This year’s theme – Investing in Information...
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Q&A with Elizabeth Coombs on privacy #iam_2016
To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. First up we have a Q&A with Dr...
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Q&A with Elizabeth Tydd on access to government information #iam_2016
To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. This post features a Q&A with...
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Q&A with Warwick Hunter on public access to records #iam_2016
To celebrate Information Awareness Month 2016 we are publishing a series of Q&As with colleagues who have an interest in good records and information management. Our final post in this series...
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The Information and Privacy Commission wants to hear from you
A couple of weeks ago we published a Q&A with the NSW Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd about access to government information. The Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) now wants to...
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