From Clay Tablets to Cloud Storage
From clay tablets to the introduction of paper, and now to electronic and cloud storage, governments have always needed to collect and store data. Each step forward in technology has made it easier and cheaper to manage information.
In the last 20 years, the explosion in technological advancements in data creation and storage has eroded previous checks on the nature and duration of data storage. Rapid change has also meant that the pace of data creation surpassed research into best practices and the development of practical guidelines.
