Trust this document! ICTs, authentic records and accountability

Albert Jacob Meijer

doi:10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z

Trust this document! ICTs, authentic records and accountability

Albert Jacob Meijer^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

Accountability forums need authentic digital records to reconstruct actions and decisions of government organizations and officials. In this paper, case studies are used to explore the relations between ICTs, authentic records and accountability. The empirical research indicates that whether accountability forums perceive (digital) records to be authentic does not just depend on technological and organizational safeguards but also on institutional safeguards. Norms, values and cognitive scripts regarding recordkeeping in public organizations create safeguards for the preservation of authentic digital records. For the design of recordkeeping systems this means that organizations should create integral arrangements of technological, organizational and institutional safeguards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-290
Number of pages	16
Journal	Archival Science
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2003

Funding

The Hague Police The Hague Police Motor Vehicle Taxes Student Grant Agency Ministry of Env. Affairs Provincial Acoustic Agency Student Grant Agency Ministry of Finance National Aviation Agency Central Information Agency

Keywords

Accountability
Authenticity
Electronic records management

Access to Document

10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z

Cite this

@article{0fcaa497223c463f93063fd1d23a8c50,

title = "Trust this document! ICTs, authentic records and accountability",

abstract = "Accountability forums need authentic digital records to reconstruct actions and decisions of government organizations and officials. In this paper, case studies are used to explore the relations between ICTs, authentic records and accountability. The empirical research indicates that whether accountability forums perceive (digital) records to be authentic does not just depend on technological and organizational safeguards but also on institutional safeguards. Norms, values and cognitive scripts regarding recordkeeping in public organizations create safeguards for the preservation of authentic digital records. For the design of recordkeeping systems this means that organizations should create integral arrangements of technological, organizational and institutional safeguards.",

keywords = "Accountability, Authenticity, Electronic records management",

author = "Meijer, {Albert Jacob}",

year = "2003",

month = jun,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z",

language = "English",

volume = "3",

pages = "275--290",

journal = "Archival Science",

issn = "1389-0166",

publisher = "Springer Netherlands",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Trust this document! ICTs, authentic records and accountability

AU - Meijer, Albert Jacob

PY - 2003/6/1

Y1 - 2003/6/1

N2 - Accountability forums need authentic digital records to reconstruct actions and decisions of government organizations and officials. In this paper, case studies are used to explore the relations between ICTs, authentic records and accountability. The empirical research indicates that whether accountability forums perceive (digital) records to be authentic does not just depend on technological and organizational safeguards but also on institutional safeguards. Norms, values and cognitive scripts regarding recordkeeping in public organizations create safeguards for the preservation of authentic digital records. For the design of recordkeeping systems this means that organizations should create integral arrangements of technological, organizational and institutional safeguards.

AB - Accountability forums need authentic digital records to reconstruct actions and decisions of government organizations and officials. In this paper, case studies are used to explore the relations between ICTs, authentic records and accountability. The empirical research indicates that whether accountability forums perceive (digital) records to be authentic does not just depend on technological and organizational safeguards but also on institutional safeguards. Norms, values and cognitive scripts regarding recordkeeping in public organizations create safeguards for the preservation of authentic digital records. For the design of recordkeeping systems this means that organizations should create integral arrangements of technological, organizational and institutional safeguards.

KW - Accountability

KW - Authenticity

KW - Electronic records management

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21844448594&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z

DO - 10.1007/s10502-004-1287-z

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:21844448594

SN - 1389-0166

VL - 3

SP - 275

EP - 290

JO - Archival Science

JF - Archival Science

IS - 3

ER -

Trust this document! ICTs, authentic records and accountability

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this