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Abstract:
The establishment of the National Archives Bangladesh in 1973 ushered in a new era for archives in the country. The institution, however, which was founded upon the colonial system of records keeping, still lacks a strong influence on the Bangladeshi state and society in the area of information management. The National Archives building itself was built in 1985 and renovated in 2006, and an acquisition policy was developed in the late 1990s. However, the institution still faces a lack of a professional training, of digitization projects, and of a sense of archival awareness in the country at large.
Target audience:
Colleagues in Archives and Information Management (Digital Records Management) with experience on developing archives and records management in Asian, African and Latin American countries; colleagues with interest in Archival Solidarity and Archivistes sans frontières
Overall purpose and significance of session:
To discuss the evolution of archival institutions in developing countries.
Content description:
This session will discuss the state of the National Archives in Bangladesh, focusing on acquisition policies, cooperative projects with cultural and educational institutions in the private as well as public sectors, professional training programs, and nascent digitization programs within a governmental context of decentralization and development.
I wish to extend a warm invitation to all archivists and information professionals to the 16th ICA Congress in Kuala Lumpur from 21- 27 July 2008.