• DAP- General Overview

Includes often requested DOCUMENTS From current or Previous Phases

[under construction - links to related documents being added]

with pointers to details on other pages

• Start up & Intro & Specification Phase - Consultant - Terms of Reference [Statement of Work SOW];
• Revised Draft of the 2002 Statement of Work [SOW] to Develop a Strategic Plan for a Digital Archive - for final comment by Participating Agencies [21 May 2002 version with annexes in zip file]
• Approval of Project Manager for Digital Archives project -
•  Expression of Interest [EOI], Request for Information [RFI]; Request for Proposal [RFP] - Developing a Strategic Plan for a Digital Archives Programme, Selection of Vendors
• UNPOs Common Services Task Force - 16 Dec 2002.  WGARM Powerpoint Presentation
• Rough estimates for 2003-2005 UNPOs individual budget planning. DAP documents as of 17 Mar 2003 includes requested 2005 budget estimates as planning tool
• DAP Status as of 05 Sept 2003 presentation to CSTF on Status of DAP Project - Strategic Plan for Digital Archives and other WGARM Projects -
  • Funding Information note follow up, [Sept 2003]
  • DAP Project Management Activities  2003 to Dec 2005
  • WGARM Status  Sep 2003: DAP presentation, Funding, Project Management, Next steps, UNPO's DAP Coordinator

• DAP Strategic Plan will identify requirements and specifications, define standards and establish an Implementation Plan; Identifying and Recommending Related Policies, Procedures and Standards, Presenting proposed Approaches and Alternative Action Plans and Cost Benefit analysis:
• DAP Overview of Assessment Process Draft Slide 1 & 2    , DAP & ADA = Slide 3, UN/CS/RAI/USAA/DB01/2004-00102, 2004 Oct 18
• Activities and Deliverables addressing UNPOs Main Concerns as identified in SOW  RFP: 10-12 Month projected timeline; Work plan;  Data collected by vendor  and validated by UNPO [D2 & D3];  Digital Archive Standards and IT Specifications identified and DAP framework designed [D4];; Implementation Plan and proposed roadmap [D5]; Presentations and validation of achieved milestones; Work plan/TOR for Implementation (DAP Phase II) [D7]

• and related budgeting docs for 2004-2007
•   implement the framework and begin the necessary technical and operational activities to develop digital archiving
• Common implementation Strategies/Pilots
• Individual Agency implementation of Strategy/Pilot

Recent Related Work of International Community

• Trusted Digital Repositories-Attributes-Responsibilities-Final Rept-RLG-OCLC.pdf
• Trusted Digital Repositories - Intro Doc- ms word
• See also Preparatory work [Statement of Work EOI, RFI] for Previous Work UN Community

Related Projects:

• For Record Series Inventory Forms used with Appraisal Decision Assistance and this project see  WGARM Sample Record Series Lists& Forms

• Papers related to Discussion of Metadata Standards