Records Mgmt & Archiving

from the Center for Technology in Government:
International Digital Government Research: A Reconnaissance Study

Today, digital government research is going on all over the world. To date, this work mostly has been confined to studies conducted within the geographic and political context of a single country. However, given the growing influence of global economic, social, technical, and political forces, the questions, risks, and opportunities embedded in digital government research are now expanding to international dimensions. This reconnaissance study is part of a four-year effort funded by the US National Science Foundation to create a framework for a sustainable global community of digital government researchers and research sponsors. It takes a broad look at the current state of international digital government research to identify its main contours and current directions. International digital government research explicitly focuses on understanding topics that cross the jurisdictions, cultures, or customs of different countries. This report provides a baseline against which to measure the future development of internationally-oriented digital government research.

see:
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/reports/recon_study

More and more states are adopting statutes and court rules addressing the discovery of electronically stored information. Here is a current list with links to the relevant provisions.

http://www.ediscoverylaw.com/2008/01/articles/resources/current-listing-of-states-that-have-enacted-ediscovery-rules/

3rd International Digital Curation Conference
"Curating our Digital Scientific Heritage:
a Global Collaborative Challenge"


Papers for download:
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/dcc-2007/programme/