Vision

Vision

Digital Preservation (What?)
	Our Digital Universe Large volume of e-Records are being generated through the 31 Mission Mode Projects of National e-Governance Action Plan (NeGP) across the India. The digital information generated by organizations from diverse domains such as government, cultural heritage, science and education, audio, video, films, health, insurance, banking, etc are part of our digital universe, and each domain is a digital universe in its own right. As per the “Digital Universe Study Report” by International Data Corporation (IDC), 2014 - Estimated Size of Indian Digital Universe in 2020 2.8 Zettabytes Estimated Size of Digital Universe in 2020 44 Zettabytes (Includes the digital information from government, enterprise, social segments and all major forms of media –voice, TV, radio, print which would have completed the journey from analog to digital.)
Digital Preservation (Why?)
	The fear of Digital Dark Age by 2020 Digital information of today is the digital heritage for tomorrow’s generations Technological Imperatives Non-tangible bitstream form of digital data Obsolescence of file formats Obsolescence of computer hardware & software Obsolescence of storage devices and media Failure of devices Physical threats Legal Imperatives Information Technology Act Right To Information Act Public Records Act Indian Evidence Act Banking Regulation Act Banking Books Evidence Act Copyright Act / Digital Rights Central Secretariat Manual for e-Procedure / e-office Absence of digital preservation strategies in terms of Lack of Awareness about digital obsolescence No digital preservation policy No standards, guidelines and best practices No tools and technologies No digital preservation infrastructure No digital preservation skills No quality control and audit procedures
Digital Preservation (How?)
	National Initiatives by Department of Electronics & Information Technology National Study Report on Digital Preservation Requirements of India Recommendations for National Digital Preservation Programme by the subject experts and stakeholders Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation established at C-DAC Pune Digital Preservation Strategies Create awareness Define Digital Preservation Policies Produce Digital Preservation Standards and Best Practices Develop Digital Preservation Tools and Technologies Design Digital Preservation Course Curriculum Establish Trustworthy Digital Repositories Adopt Audit and Certification Procedures Build the National Digital Preservation Infrastructure Nature of Activity Domain specific solutions Dynamic, cyclic, continuously evolving Long term commitment Dependable and trustworthy Interoperable Protective Accessible and Usable Sustainable

Vision Statement for National Digital Preservation Programme
Pursue the goal of long-term digital preservation of digital information (i.e. inclusive of born digital and reformatted digital content) across diverse domains; by creating the tools, technologies, best practices and sustainable infrastructure; to ensure usability of digital information through passage of time and obsolescence.

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