Records Management Capacity Assessment System (RMCAS) |
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| Authors: | Andrew Griffin |
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| Institution: | (1) International Monetary Fund, 8508, 16th Street, Appt. 622, 20910 Silver Spring, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | The International Records Management Trust has demonstrated that there is currently little capacity or infrastructure in the
developing world for managing government records as authentic evidence of policies, transactions, activities and entitlements.
Records management itself will not halt corruption and bring about accountability, but it is an essential contributor to public
sector integrity. The Records Management Capacity Assessment System (RMCAS) provides a means of assessing records management
policies, procedures and resources against established international standards. It uses a diagnostic model, based on the records
life cycle, to identify strengths, weaknesses and risk areas, and links with a database of training and capacity-building
materials that can be used to plan improvements. Designed initially to measure records and information systems in the financial
management, human resource management and legal and judicial areas, it can also be applied generically. The RMCAS software
application will shortly be available, free of charge, through the Internet or in CD-ROM format. RMCAS can be applied flexibly
to take account of variations in size of institutions and the administrative contexts in which they operate, as well as developmental
and national aspirations. It can be applied to both paper and digital records and assesses the relationship between paper
and electronic systems.
The views expressed are those of the author and should not be interpreted as those of the International Monetary Fund. |
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| Keywords: | assessment methodology capacity building good practice life cycle of records online archival evaluation tools standards training |
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