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Implementing VERS in the Department of Infrastructure (VERS@DOI)

In May 1999, the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) obtained $4.8 million in funding under the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) program to implement a VERS compliant recordkeeping system. The implementation was designed to serve as a whole of government pilot and help to build an experience base to support further VERS roll-outs across Victorian Government. The project ran for three years and ultimately delivered a system that captured digital records from both the desktop and applications, storing them as Vers Encapsulated Objects (VEOs) in a recordkeeping system. Through a tender process, DOI engaged the services of consultants (Alphawest) to build the VERS extensions to the Tower Software TRIM Context software product to deliver a VERS compliant recordkeeping system.

DOI has made much of the intellectual property created in the course of this pilot project, including some software, available to other agencies wishing to implement VERS solutions. Along with PROV, DOI will provide ongoing advice and mentoring to other VERS roll-outs across government, helping to streamline processes and efficiently bring the government into a VERS-compliant network.

Resources

Tender No.: DOI-VERS-01
Description: VERS Compliant Record Keeping System
The VERS@DOI project will implement the Victorian Electronic Records Strategy (VERS) within the Victorian Department of Infrastructure (DOI). A VERS compliant record keeping system (RKS) is needed to assist DOI in applying records management practices to both paper and electronic records and support medium to long term information needs of the business. It is also essential in building and maintaining the corporate memory and providing the central repository to support effective knowledge management and e-business initiatives.

Click here to view the Vers Part B Specification - April 2001.

Reports:
The following report outlines the Strategy used to build and implement the VERS@DOI recordkeeping system. The report was prepared by Alphawest and the VERS@DOI Project team.

Click here to view the VERS@DOI Build and Implementation Strategy. - 16 March 2001.

The following report is the output of the analysis and design phase of the VERS@DOI project and provides additional detail to that outlined in the Strategy Report (above). The report was prepared by Alphawest and the VERS@DOI Project team.

Click here to view the VERS@DOI Design Phase - 26 April 2001.

Presentations:
Click here to view the Presentation to Vendors and Interested Parties - 27 September 1999

VERS @ DOI Knowledge Packs:
Click here to view the VERS @ DOI Knowledge Packs

Contacts

Toula Varvarigos     Department of Infrastructure
Howard Quenault     Public Record Office Victoria
Andrew Waugh     Public Record Office Victoria

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