Regulatory and Legal Support for Information Technologies Implementation in the Archival Institutions Activity of Ukraine

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyse the blighty regulatory and legal basis for information technologies implementation in the archival institutions activity. The methodological basis of the article forms a set of general scientific and special methods of scientific research. The normative approach is used, as well as methods of analysis, source research, structural and functional method, descriptive method. The scientific novelty is in the statement of the fact of democratic access to information resources of the National Archival Fund of Ukraine, because nowadays the freedom of access to archival documents has significantly expanded; archives opened their funds to all visitors; in most cases, now one can use archival information without leaving home 24/7; the individual user’s interests are in priority. Conclusions. Streamlining the legal basis for the fastest and widest information technologies implementation in the archival industry of the country is a complex and extremely urgent task that requires constant attention and intense efforts, both rule makers and leading experts in this field who are knowledgeable in problematic issues. In the near future, the priority tasks should be: 1) digitisation of all processes in the state archive work, office management, and state system of insurance documentation; 2) organisation of forming and ensuring guaranteed preservation of documents in the National Archival Fund of Ukraine as a component of blighty and world cultural heritage, and information resources of society; 3) popularisation of archival work through the wide highlighting of archival documents to memorable and anniversary dates, significant events in the history of Ukraine; 4) ensuring the realisation of state policy in the field of creation and effective functioning of the state system of insurance documents fund.