XXVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Documentation in the Information Society: Digital Transformation in the Interests of Man, Society and State”

On October 28, 2021, the Twenty Eighth International Scientific and Practical Conference “Documentation in the Information Society: Digital Transformation in the Interests of Man, Society and State” staited its work.

The conference was organised by the Eurasian Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (EURASICA), the Federal Archival Agency, the All-Russian Research Institute of Documentation and Archival Affairs (VNIIDAD), the Russian State University for the Humanities, and the Main Archival Administration of Moscow.

Mr. Victor Kourash, Deputy Chairman of EURASICA, Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, addressed the conference with a welcoming speech.

In his speech Victor Kourash congratulated VNIIDAD on the 55th anniversary of its foundation and informed the conference participants about the activities of the Department for Archives and Records Management and state archival institutions in the field of IT development.

It was emphasized that the central issue of digital transformation in the Belarusian archival industry is the problem of ensuring archival preservation of documents in electronic form.

On October 29, 2021, the conference continues its work.