The Value of Good Recordkeeping

July 10, 2014 / Melody Smith / Comments Off on The Value of Good Recordkeeping

The new streamlined records management standard is simpler to use, making it easier for public sector organizations to maintain and keep essential records, according to New Zealand’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. Peter Dunne. He emphasized that good recordkeeping is essential for good government and the maintenance of accurate public records as legacy information. This interesting information was brought to us by Live News in New Zealand and their article, “New Records Management Standard – simplifies recordkeeping.”

Good creation, maintenance, and appropriate disposal of records are not just about the past, they are a good model for future recordkeeping and in turn, good governance. The solid indexing against a strong taxonomy helps ensure that the data is safe and available. This helps protect the rights and entitlements of individuals. It also supports accountability and transparency in government, as well as sound evidence-based decision making.

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Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.