Increase the capacity and accessibility of the National Archive by establishing an efficient archival system and public record management using modern technologies such as Block Chain, Cloud and AI.
Why this status
The Government adopted a National Policy on Archives and Records Management in April 2025 and directed preparation of a replacement Archives and Records Management Bill. The National Archives says the policy encourages new technologies to improve access and transparency. This is a meaningful institutional foundation, but there is no evidence yet of the pledged blockchain, cloud and AI-enabled archival system or a completed capacity/access expansion, so it remains underway.
Evidence timeline
Oldest first. Each item is labelled by whether it supports the promise being kept or cuts against it.
- 7 Apr 2025SupportsOfficial release
“The National Archives records Cabinet concurrence for the National Policy on Archives and Records Management on 7 April 2025 and says the policy encourages new technologies to improve access and transparency.”
Open source - 7 Apr 2025SupportsOfficial release
“Cabinet approved the archives and records-management policy and instructed the Legal Draftsman to prepare a Bill replacing the 1973 Archives Act and its 1981 amendment.”
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