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A record-keeping approach to managing IoT-data for government agencies

Thomas Sødring (Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway)
Petter Reinholdtsen (Center for Information Technology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
David Massey (Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway)

Records Management Journal

ISSN: 0956-5698

Article publication date: 7 April 2020

Issue publication date: 22 July 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

Particular attention to the issue of information management will be required to meet the expected growth in IoT-devices and the data they generate. As government agencies start collecting and using such information, they must also deal with the issue of privacy, to comply with laws and regulations. The approach discussed here shows that record-keeping principles may form part of a solution to the issue of managing IoT-data for government agencies.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses the generally accepted record-keeping principles as a basis for a high-level discussion on how IoT-data can be managed. This is followed by a presentation and discussion on how the Norwegian record-keeping standard, Noark, can be extended to highlight practical issues.

Findings

Record keeping has principles that are relevant to the management of IoT-data. Further an implementation of the chosen use-cases is possible based on an existing record keeping standard. Record keeping is one of many information science approaches that can manage IoT-data.

Research limitations/implications

The main limitations are that the discussion cannot cover all types of IoT-devices, nor can all issues be captured with a limited choice of examples. The results should be seen within the context of the types of devices discussed and limited to the chosen use-cases. However, the level of abstraction used means the results may be applicable to similar scenarios.

Originality/value

The approach shows that record-keeping principles may be used as an approach to manage IoT-data. This discussion is useful when compared with other information science approaches, e.g. big-data or semantic Web approaches. The practicalities of a record-keeping approach are also discussed and relevant strengths and weaknesses are showed.

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Citation

Sødring, T., Reinholdtsen, P. and Massey, D. (2020), "A record-keeping approach to managing IoT-data for government agencies", Records Management Journal, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 221-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-09-2019-0050

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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