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Essay / Preservation of Digital Information - 1307
1.0 IntroductionDigital information in China is defined as information or records created in a digital device and environment, also in the digital format used by a device such as a computer to access it and treat it (Liu, 2013). According to Voutssas (2012), digital preservation is the process of preserving digital information using technology in accordance with established policies and procedures as outlined by InterPARES (2006). The National Archives of China and Latin America have faced several problems in ensuring the long-term preservation of digital information. Preserving digital information is one of the activities that faces many problems compared to printing or any other material format. The main issues are technological and economic and will influence the process of preserving digital information. Regarding the technological barrier, it is related to software, hardware and operating system that information may become inaccessible and impractical and the cost of using it becomes higher than others. Long-term preservation means preservation that is established over a long period of time and requires additional costs and personnel.2.0 DiscussionIt is important to preserve digital information to ensure that this information remains reliable and authentic for the future. Indeed, the information contained in archives has lasting value and serves as proof of certain events. However, it is not easy to preserve digital information because they need specialists to manage them and will face several problems.2.1 CulturalCultural problem entirely related to the awareness of people and institutions in maintaining digital information by preserving. This means that people working in institutions or organizations in China and Latin America are not aware of the importance of pre... middle of paper ...... need to think about ways to overcome the problems that exist while establishing preservation for digital information or documents. The main issues to be resolved are technology and cost. This is a related problem because to preserve digital records they need to use technology and make sure they need expert people to manage the technology they use and the cost will be high. Additionally, the government should establish policies and procedures and impose sanctions on those who need them. does not follow these policies regarding the preservation of digital documents. This is to ensure that records are stored appropriately and preserved for future generations and that the authenticity of the information still exists. A contingency plan should also be prepared to prevent digital information from being damaged in the event of a disaster, for example by taking a backup or making copies and storing them on other storage media..