Should social media postings be archived too, US government officials are wondering?
And if so, how? In anticipation of legislation on social media governance, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) has been experimenting with a plug-in for Microsoft Outlook called TwInbox that archives Twitter posts. “Our social media team is still in the process of defining our social media governance, policies and guidelines. In the future, we may recommend an agency-wide tool for authorised employees to use,” said April Edmonds, a Web Technology Analyst at FWC. In Hong Kong, there are concrete policies and procedures for information management, retention and archival which include the use of internet services by civil servants for official business, Victor Lam (pictured), Assistant Government Chief Information Officer, Government of Hong Kong, explained to FutureGov. “These policies and procedures will be followed irrespective of the media and application in which the information is placed,” he said. The story is similar in New Zealand. Channa Jayasinha is the Chief Informa
