Inclusão do arquivista na preservação dos documentos digitais em Moçambique: o caso do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (MCTES)

Abstract

The final project, entitled “Inclusion of the Archivist in the preservation of digital documents in Mozambique: The case of the Ministry of Science, Technol has the general objective of analyzing the profile of the technical staff responsible for the preservation of digital documents at MCTES in order to prevent document loss. And specific objectives: to identify the main information supports produced and received by MCTES; to describe the strategies used for the preservation of digital documents at MCTES; to describe the technical skills of the staff responsible for the preservation of digital documents and to propose the most appropriate profile for the technicians responsible for the preservation of digital documents.The methods used to achieve the objectives of the work were exploratory research that assumes a qualitative approach, the technical procedures used include bibliographic research and case study, the work has the semi-structured interview as one of the techniques that enabled data collection, having been applied a questionnaire to two MCTES technicians specifically in the document management department. The data collected and subsequently evaluated in the presentation, analysis and interpretation of data demonstrate that MCTES produces and receives digital documents but has used methods that cause a mass of documents and there is no use of exact strategies that prove digital preservation.When evaluating the profile of the technical personnel responsible for preserving digital documents, we gathered information that they do not have training and qualifications in the archival area and one of the difficulties that technicians have faced is the lack of motivation at work and lack of knowledge in the archival area. Further on, the work presents the final considerations and recommendations to improve the profile of technicians responsible for preserving digital documents and suggests the use of document preservation strategies. Finally, we find the Bibliographic References that identify the works consulted for the preparation of the work.