The digital continuity project was set up in 2007 and is managed by The National Archives. We are funded by all central government departments and are developing a digital continuity service that everyone in the public sector can use to understand and manage digital continuity.
Project deliverables
The digital continuity project is developing a service that comprises written guidance, a framework of commercially provided solutions and services, a risk and opportunities assessment process to help you understand your specific issues and risks and DROID, an open source file characterisation tool that you can use to better understand your information assets:
Using DROID to profile your file formats (PDF, 0.08Mb)
Find out more about our digital continuity service.
Timescales
Our suite of guidance, and the framework of solutions and services, is now live. The service will be fully embedded within The National Archives by spring 2011.
Contact us
For general digital continuity enquiries email: digitalcontinuity@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk.
News and progress reports
Read our progress reports for central government, and our general news.
Progress reports
November 2010: project update for government (PDF, 0.06Mb)
October 2010: project update for government (PDF, 0.29Mb)
August 2010: project update for government (PDF, 0.07Mb)
July 2010: project update for government (PDF, 0.19Mb)
March 2010: procurement for Digital Continuity Framework is now open (PDF, 0.00Mb)
Government procurement opportunity for IT and information management suppliers - March 2010
Businesses were offered the chance to win a place on The National Archives new Digital Continuity Framework - providing specialised solutions and services that will help the public sector to make sure they can still use essential digital information over time. For more information read our press release:
New government procurement opportunity for IT and information management suppliers (PDF, 0.03Mb)
Training
We are running training to help government departments to manage digital continuity within their organisations. Read more and sign up on our training page.
Digital Continuity project governance
The Digital Continuity Governance Board is the executive governing and decision-making body for the project. Board membership includes the CEO of The National Archives and representatives of the project's funding departments. Summaries of our Governance Board meeting minutes are available on the website.
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