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ICA (International
Council on Archives) |
Mission
To establish, maintain and strengthen
cooperative relations between archivists of
all countries and
between all archives,
especially through the exchange of information.
Establishment
August 1950, Paris, France (sponsored by UNESCO)
Top-level organizations
The Executive Board, commissions, 13 regional branches and 13 professional sections
Members
1,400 members in 198 countries
as of 2011.
Conventions
International Congresses (quadrennial)
and International Conferences of the Round
Table on Archives
(CITRA; held annually when
no congress is held)
Publications
Comma, CITRA Proceedings, etc.
Koreas membership status
- Joined as a state member (level A)
in July 1979.
- NAK participated in the International Congresses on Archives from the 11th in 1988 to the 16th in 2008,
and in the CITRA meetings in 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, and 2010.
- NAK delegates participated in the 42nd CITRA in Oslo, Norway in September 2010 to make a presentation
on the ‘long-term validation system of the electronic signature for digital records in Korea.’
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EASTICA (East Asian
Regional Branch of the ICA) |
Mission
To exchange
information and technology on records and archives among the countries
in the East Asia region.
Establishment
July 1993, Beijing, China.
Members
Seven states (the ROK, China,
Japan, the DPRK, Mongolia, Hong Kong and Macau)
Conventions
General Conferences (biennial)
and annual Executive Board meetings
Publications
East Asian Archives and EASTICA
newsletters
Koreas membership
status - Acceded as a founding
member in 1993. - Elected as Chairman
of EASTICA from 2000 to 2003. - Conference
participation: General Conferences in 1993
(Beijing), 1995 (Macau), 1997 (Tokyo),
1999 (Hong Kong), 2001 (Seoul),
2003 (Hangzhou, China), 2005 (Urumqi, China)
and Executive Board meetings
in 1994 (Ulan Bator), 1996 (Beijing), 1998 (Shanghai,
Suzhow), 1999 (Daejeon), 2000 (Xiamen, China),
2002 (Macau), 2004 (the
ROK), 2006 (Ulan Bator) - NAK organized
a regular EASTICA Executive Board meeting and seminar
in BEXCO, Busan in November 2004. -
NAK is scheduled to organize an Executive
Board meeting and a regular seminar at the
time of the opening
of the Nara Repository, Seongnam in April 2008.
Attending the annual meetings
- Attended in 1993 (Beijing, China), 1995 (Macao), 1997 (Tokyo, Japan), 1999 (Hong Kong),
2001 (Seoul, Korea), 2003 (Hangzhou, China), 2005 (Urumqi, China), 2007 (Tokyo, Japan) and
2009 (Qingdao, China)
- Executive Board Meeting and Annual Seminar: 1994 (Ulan Bator, Mongolia), 1996 (Beijing, China),
1998 (Shanghai, Suzhou, China), 1999 (Daejeon, Korea), 2000 (Xiamen, China), 2002 (Macau),
2004 (Busan, Korea), 2006 (Ulan Bator, Mongolia), and 2008(Seongnam, Korea)
Hosting of the annual meeting
- September 2001: Held the 5th General Conference of EASTICA at Sangnam Memorial Hall of Yonsei
University in Seoul, Korea
- November 2004: Held the Executive Board meeting of EASTICA and annual seminar at BEXCO in Busan,
Korea
- April 2008: Held the Executive Board meeting of EASTICA and annual seminar with the inaugural
conference of the Nara Repository, National Archives of Korea (Seongnam, Korea) |
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China |
The delegates of the State Archives Administration
of China visited NAK in September 1996.
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Discussed ways of cooperation in
connection with the collection of records
and staff training. |
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Signed to implement the Exchange
Programme on Archives between the National Archives and
Records Service of the Republic of Korea and the State
Archives Administration of the People’s Republic of China in June 1997.
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Signed in Beijing, China. Established a framework
within which archivists may visit the facilities
of the
other party and Korea-related
records in China may be collected. |
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The Vice Director General
of the SAAC and 6 other persons visited headquarter
and Busan branch in Aug. 1997. |
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6 Korean delegates, delegates
from the SAAC and archivists from Shanghai
paid a visit in October 1998. |
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6 persons from the SAAC visited headquarter and
Busan branch in June 1999. |
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Amended and renewed the Exchange Programme on Archives between the NARS and the SAAC in July 2001. |
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6 persons from the SAAC visited headquarter and
trained in the computerization of records
in August 2002. |
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2 Korean delegates participated in the opening
ceremony for the new building of the Shanghai
Records Center in April 2004. |
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Amended and renewed the Exchange Programme on Archives between the NAK and the SAAC in December 2004. |
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5 delegates of the SAAC visited NAK in October 2005. |
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15 delegates of the SAAC visited Korea to
participate in the First Korea-China Records
Management Policy Discussion in
May 2007. |
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Scheduled to participate in the Second Korea-China
Records Management Seminar in
the third quarter of 2009. |
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The State Archives Administration of China participated in the International Archives Hall at the
International Archival Cultural Exhibition 2010 in June 2010. |
Russia |
Signed a protocol with the Russian Department
of Document Administration to enter into an
agreement on records exchange
and cooperation in December 1996. |
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Signed the Korea-Russia Record Keeping Exchange
Agreement in November 2000.
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To promote the
cooperative relations between the two countries
and facilitate the collection of
Korea-related records within
Russia. |
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Signed a protocol with Russian Federal Archives
Office on the terms of the exchange of record
copies on September 8, 2005. |
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Signed a cooperative agreement with Russian
State Archive of Social and Political History
on September 9, 2005. |
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Signed an agreement with Russian Federal Archival
Agency on the cooperation and use of records
on
September 9, 2005. |
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4 Korean delegates visited Russia and Hungary
in June 2007.
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Signed agreements
on the collection of records with Russian Federal Archives.
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Established
a national framework within which Korea-related
records within East Europe may be collected. |
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The Russian Federal Archival Agency participated in the International Archives Hall at the International
Archival Cultural Exhibition 2010 in June 2010. |
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Mongolia |
5 Korean delegates visited Mongolia to discuss
cooperative measures with regard to record
keeping in October 2001. |
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Signed the Exchange Programme on Archives
between the NAK and the SAAC in October 2002.
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The Director General of the National Archival
Administration of Mongolia and 2 other officials
visited NAK. |
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The employees
of the National Archival Administration of
Mongolia received training in Korea in September
2003. |
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The employees
of the National Archival Administration of
Mongolia received training in Korea from June
28, 2006 to July 28 2006. |
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Donated records preservation
equipment to the National Archival Administration
of Mongolia in June 2007.
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3 Korean delegates visited Mongolia to participate
in the donation ceremony. |
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Dispatched advisory group of Korean specialists for the construction of new repository at the request
of the National Archival Administration of Mongolia. (1st: December 2008, 2nd: June 2009) |
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The National Archival Administration of Mongolia participated in the International Archives Hall at the
International Archival Cultural Exhibition 2010 in June 2010.
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Vietnam |
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The Director General and
2 other delegates from the State Records and
Archives Department of Vietnam
visited Korea in October 2007.
- Was received
by the Vice Minister in audience on October 8,
participated in the signing of the Agreement
on Cooperation in Archives between the State
Records and Archives Department of Vietnam and the
National Archives of the Republic of
Korea on October 9, and visited the Historical Repository on October
11. |
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Two Korean delegates visited the State Records & Archives Department of Vietnam in Hanoi as well as
National Archives Center No. 2 and No. 3 (May 2009).
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Consulted detailed implementation plan on the exchange agreement of both countries
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The State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam participated in the International Archives Hall at
the International Archival Cultural Exhibition 2010 in June 2010. |
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Heads of the National Archives of Korea and Vietnam had a meeting to discuss archival matters in June
2010. |
The UK |
3 Korean delegates visited
the National Archives of the UK in October 2007.
- to sign the Memorandum
of Understanding on Cooperation in the Area
of Archives Management Between
the National Archives
of Korea and the National Archives, UK
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Australia |
Two Korean delegates visited the National Archives of Australia and its Sydney office (May 2009)
- to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the NAK and the National Archives of Australia on
Cooperation in the Area of Archives (May 7) and visit to Sydney branch office (May 8)
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A delegate from the National Archives of Australia gave a speech (session 2-1) at the International Seminar
at the International Archival Cultural Exhibition 2010 in June 2010.
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