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What are the Drivers of Electronic Records Management (ERM)?

AIIM

Virtually all new records are created electronically today – they are what we call “born digital.” Whether a record is in the format of a letter, an email, fax, a web, or other transaction, the chances are today that it originally was created with one or more computers. With any paper?based sometimes within days.

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Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots

Dark Reading

Security Pro File: Award-winning computer scientist and electronic voting expert Barbara Simons chats up her pioneering days in computer programming, paper-ballot backups, Internet voting, math, and sushi.

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NEW TECH: DigiCert Document Signing Manager leverages PKI to advance electronic signatures

The Last Watchdog

Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. As digital transformation has quickened, it has become clear that electronic signatures are destined to become even more pervasively used to conduct business remotely. Achieving high assurance.

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Transitioning to a Fully Digital Government

National Archives Records Express

A US Army specialist 4 examines a computer printout. Introduction to Fully Digital Government OMB and NARA issued guidance that directed federal agencies to transition to electronic records. Agencies should review their business processes, specifically identifying those that still involve paper records.

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Digital vs Electronic Records: Understanding the Distinction

Armstrong Archives

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. Digital Vs. Electronic Records – FAQs and Differences To understand the differences between digital and electronic records, let’s define each of them and look at the uses of each.

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Digital Vs. Electronic Records Management FAQs and Differences

Armstrong Archives

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. Digital Vs. Electronic Records – FAQs and Differences. To understand the differences between digital and electronic records, let’s define each of them and look at the uses of each.

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Calculating electronic records storage costs

The Schedule

Last week, I walked through the various considerations and costs of storing paper records. This post will do the same for electronic records and follows the same formula of not taking into account personnel or overhead costs or depreciation of equipment. The Library of Congress maintains information about recommended file formats.).