#EmpoweringArchives builds onICA’s Strategic Plan ‘EmpoweringArchives and the Profession 2021-2024’ released in November 2020and it also plays on the ICA AbuDhabi Congress theme of#EmpoweringKnowledgeSocieties.

What were the topicsdiscussed during#EmpoweringArchives?

#EMPOWERINGARCHIVES ON THE ICA SM CHANNELS Facebook and Twitter were our main platforms for our second social media campaign.

ACCOUNTABILITYAND TRANSPARENCY

COLLABORATIONAND NETWORKING

DIVERSITY ANDINCLUSIVITY

What does accountability mean for you as an archives andrecords professional? As an archivist, how do I/your organisation contribute toaccountability and transparency? What projects or initiatives do you think best demonstrate howarchivists and records professionals support the accountabilityof other institutions?

What does cooperation and networking mean for you as anarchives and records professional? What projects or initiatives do you think best demonstratecollaboration between archives and records professionals withintheir sector and other sectors or professions? Is it important for archivists and records professionals to workwith other disciplines to enrich their work? If so, why?

What does diversity and inclusivity mean for you as an archivesand records professional? How can we support inclusion and diversity in our profession? What are examples of diversity and inclusivity in the profession?

Between March and June of 2021, the ICA launched its secondsocial media campaign #EmpoweringArchives. This socialmedia campaign was the prelude to #IAW2021 and it was aninvitation to archivists, records professionals and organisationsto have a virtual conversation on how as a community we cancontribute to Empower Archives and the Profession in 2021.

We asked to our virtual community the following questions toexpand the idea of #EmpoweringArchives. These questions werebased on three pillars, which were connected to the ICA’s StrategicPlan and the ICA Congress’ theme.

Let’s Talkabout#EmpoweringArchives!

P I L L A R S Q U E S T I O N S

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UNITED STATESALBANIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

CROATIA

AUSTRALIA

ANDORRA

BENINCOLOMBIA

BOTSWANA

BELARUS

CHILE

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

BULGARIA

CANADA

CHINA

CUBA

CYPRUS

EGYPT

FRANCIA

GABON

GERMANY

GREECE

GUYANA

HUNGARY

INDIA

INDONESIA

IRELAND

ITALY

JAPAN

JERSEY

JORDAN

SOUTHKOREA

LATVIA

LEBANON

LUXEMBURG

MADAGASCAR

MALAYSIAMALDIVES

MEXICO

NAMIBIA

THENETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALAND

NIGERIA

NORWAY

PAKISTAN

PERU

PHILIPPINES

POLAND

PORTUGAL

RUMANIA

RUSSIA

SAMOA

SENEGAL

SLOVENIA

SOUTH AFRICA

SPAIN

SRI LANKA

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

TANZANIA

THAILAND

TRINIDAD

TURKEY

UNITED ARABEMIRATES

UKRAINE

UNITED KINGDOM

VENEZUELA

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ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY

Right of access to informationAccess to information by citizensMemoryEmpower citizens

Challenges of digitaltransformation andtransparencyNeed for interdisciplinarity inthe archival paradigm toimprove its positioning andpresence in the public andprivate spheresUndeniable relationshipbetween archives, transparencyand the right of access toinformation

Transparency and archivesto fight corruptionCitizen intervention inadministrative decision-making and social control

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What were some of the answers of our community?

What were some of the answers of our community?

Re-signification and importanceof descriptive languageReinterpretation ofdocumentary collectionsInclusion and visibility ofLGBTQ documentarycollections

COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY

Collaboration with other areas todiversify archival practices inapproaching documentarycollectionsDiversification of work andcollaboration networks thatinclude other professions andother academic fields to enrichthe current archival paradigm

Implementation of diversitystrategies in archives as forumsfor education, communicationand professional developmentReinterpretation of documentarycollections

Collaboration as an instrumentto revitalize the role of thearchives in societyCollaboration with otherprofessional branches to makeour profession more visible

Decolonization and diversificationof archivesThe archives as a reflection of thediversity of societyInclusion of society in documentcataloguing or transcriptionprojectsProactive and educational role ofarchivists as an integral anddynamic part of society

Cooperate from within toachieve external synergies

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What’s next? In 2022, we will be keep talking with you about archives,the profession, and their role in the 21st century. Staytuned!