Digital Continuity system

The Digital Continuity project is working with external suppliers to develop a digital continuity service for government, as no suitable service currently exists that meets all of government's needs.

There are products on the market that may store and manipulate digital information, but none provide an holistic solution to the problem of technological obsolescence.

Some quick questions answered

A digital continuity shared service will protect government data from the risk of digital obsolesence
It will not provide the forum for sharing information across government
It will not take away your responsibility for good information management

It will not replace existing day-to-day filing and content management systems, such as EDRM systems
It will not provide a permanent historical archive, although we anticipate the project working compatibly with The National Archives' digital archiving systems
It will not take away departments´ responsibility for Freedom of Information, Data Protection and Environmental Information Regulations

Want to get involved?

Our shared service is initially targetting central government departments, but it is likely to have the potential to roll out further. If you're an agency, or work in local government, for example, and you'd like to get involved with the Digital Continuity project, email digitalcontinuity@nationalarchives.gov.uk or telephone Paulette Thompson on +44 (0) 20 8392 5330 extension 2426.

Suppliers: if you are interested in finding out how you can get involved in our procurement, email digitalcontinuity@nationalarchives.gov.uk or call Karen Wilson on +44 (0) 20 8392 5330 extension 2464