The National Archives is tackling the challenges of digital preservation, ensuring continued access to digital information in the future, created by UK government. This is its website on digital preservation.
The NA play an active role in storing and preserving digital material created by UK government. The preservation of digital records presents a number of challenges because the equipment and software needed to view digital records can quickly become obsolete, media such as tapes and discs can deteriorate very quickly even if they do not appear to be damage and the context of a digital record and its relation to other records can easily be lost. Everyone relies on the integrity of digital information, from the NHS patient to heads of government. It is essential that this information is preserved for future generations, just as traditional records have been preserved for us on paper and parchment.
This website contains guidance on digital preservation, as well as answers to frequently asked questions and information on the NA digital repository, projects and events.