Presented at the UCLA Computational Archival Science Unconference on Dec. 12, 2019 https://dcic.umd.edu/ucla-computational-archival-science-unconference-on-dec-12-2019/

1. The E-ARK projects and the eArchiving
Building Block- results and future vision
Connecting Europe Facility
DG DIGIT
Directorate-General
for Informatics
DG CNECT
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and
Technology
E-ARK Consortium

2. CEF eArchiving
Preserve, migrate, reuse and
trust your data

3. The Tallinn Vision
Public Administrations must deliver high quality, user-centric
digital public services for citizens and seamless cross-border public
services for businesses.
Tallinn Declaration
Seven Principles
1. Digital-by-default
2. Once only
3. Trustworthiness and security
4. Openness and transparency
5. Interoperability by default
6. Horizontal enabling policy steps
7. User centricity

4. Is eArchiving for me?
Yes, if you need to preserve, migrate, reuse and trust your
data.
What we can help you achieve
Trust the integrity and
authenticity of your data
Preserve your data over extended
periods of time so it can be
accessed and reused
Transfering information assets
to repositories and between
generations of technology
Comply with specifications
and standards (OAIS, E-ARK,
METS)

5. Step 4
Core Service Platform
Step 3
Core Service Platform
The story of the CEF eArchiving service provider, providing the specifications, software
and trainings
Step 2
Core Service Platform
1st Grant E-ARK4ALL
Step 1
E-ARK project funded by
the European
Commission
2014 - 2017 WP 2018 WP 2019 2019 Nov-Dec
E-ARK E-ARK4All E-ARK3

6. Explore and experiment with big
data for improved performance and
decision making
Analyse, manage and share
data, in real time, at the right
time, throughout Europe
Facilitate the preservation,
migration, reuse and trust of
your data
Data Economy
eInvoicing Directive
Reuse data held by Public
Administrations.
Harness the power of a European-wide network
of blockchain services, increasing trust through
data security, privacy and transparency
Big Data Test Infrastructure Context Broker eArchiving
European Blockchain Services
Infrastructure
Once Only Principle
eIDAS enablers
eID
Securely identify
European citizens
eDelivery
Exchange online data and
documents reliably and securely
eSignature
Create and verify electronic
signatures between businesses
and EU citizens
eTranslation
Offer machine translation to translate
your documents and web content into
any official EU language, Norwegian or
Icelandic
eInvoicing
Promote the implementation of the
European standard for electronic
invoicing across borders

7. E-ARK3
Further develop, enhance and expand E-ARK
More and refined specifications
Enhancing the Core Service Platform
New domains: going beyond archive institutions and
wider consortium
Not just born-digital data
Focus on data producers; software providers; Building
Blocks
Capability Maturity Model
Access and reference implementation

8. A2: Specification Vision

9. A5: Outreach Vision
Aggregate all our knowledge and outputs
Engage with additional domains
Engage with additional countries
Onboarding new institutions
Enhance the Knowledge Centre
Develop a Capability Maturity Model

10. eArchiving – Uptake
• Successful uptakes
1. Denmark – 1 organization;
2. Estonia – 1 organization;
3. Hungary – 1 organization;
4. Norway – 3 organizations;
5. Portugal – 3 organizations;
6. Slovenia – 1 organization;
7. Sweden – 3 organizations;
8. Spain – 1 organization;
9. Germany – 1 organization;
10. EU – Historical Archives of the EC; EUPO (European Union Publication Office, Brussels).
Total: 17 organizations

11. Sucess Story - The EU Publications Office
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12. 17
https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/display/CEFDIGITAL/Meet+eArchiving

13. Connect with eArchiving
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/834
3650/
@EARKProject
#ConnectingEurope
#earchiving

14. Ready to get started?
Reach out to us to learn more!
Or visit our website www.ec.europa.eu/cefdigital