Electronic Catalogues of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Archives (GE0034)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Georgia, Second Action Plan, 2014-16
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Support Institution(s): Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)
Policy Areas
IRM Review
IRM Report: Georgia End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Georgia IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
Archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia preserve archives of former National Security Committee and the Communist Party agencies, including Soviet period and beyond. Due to the specific features of the documents preserved in the mentioned archives, MIA’s archive used to be one of the least accessible agencies in Georgia.
As the mentioned Archive contains unique historical information that covers all aspects of XX
century history the public interest toward these archives is high.
Although the digitalization of documents and formation of preserved databases is carried out by the Ministry of Internal affairs on a permanent basis, as of now documents preserved in the MIA archive are not yet fully sorted in accordance with the modern system of catalogue. The descriptions of several archival funds and registry are very general and therefore, not user-friendly.
Due to the high public and scientific interest in the documents preserved in the archives of former National Security Committee, MIA’s Archive will create and publish electronic catalogue and provide relevant descriptions for documents preserved in the former National Security Committee.