Forum on records, archives management in Miri gathers 46 participants
KUCHING: Forty-six participants representing state government departments and agencies attended a forum on records and archives management at the auditorium of Pustaka Miri recently.
This session focused on participation of those from government departments and agencies across the state’s northern zone covering Miri, Bintulu and Limbang.
The first forum was held on May 9 at Pustaka Negeri here, followed by another in Sibu on July 18.
The Miri session was the third this year.
“The forum aims to explain and discuss the management of records and archives in terms of direction, guidance and management aspects, which must be followed by all Sarawak civil servants.
“In addition, the purpose of this forum is also to identify records that have archival value to be transferred to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, and to learn the management methods of classified records,” said a spokesperson of Pustaka Negeri.
The facilitators for the Miri forum were head of records Vincent Jinap and head of archives Dayangku Horiah Awang Gani from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Management Division, as well as Chief Government Security Office Sarawak assistant director Mohd Shofian Jamain.
For further inquiries and information about this forum, contact Nor Diana Nawawi or Dizronica Nyalau Wan on 082- 440488; or email nordn@ sarawak.gov.my or dizronica@ sarawak.gov. my ( State Records Repository).