Digital preservation of digital information or electronic records is consequential to the propagation of e-governance and digitalization across the country, as the access and readability of digital information is constantly threatened by rapidly changing technologies and digital obsolescence, can create problems in administrative, judiciary and legislative functions in addition to loss of valuable information, intellectual property and heritage. With the Ministry of Communications and IT, GoI focussing on the National E-Governance Plan (NeGP), the standard will assist the government to create the right governance and institutional mechanism, while implementing a number of mission mode projects at the centre and state level. The standard will also address the issue of technology lock ins through the promotion of usage of open standards.

Speaking on the notification, Dr Hemant Darbari, Executive Director, C-DAC, Pune said that “digital preservation is the need of the hour, and our team has worked hard to bring out a comprehensive document to address the issues of e-governance projects. It is indeed a moment of elation to witness its acceptance and notification by the Government of India, lending credence to our capabilities and skillsets”.

The standard from is available at http://egovstandards.gov.in

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