The guiding principles for information management are: first, information should be shared; second, information should be accessible; third, information should enable us to work more efficiently; and finally and most importantly, everyone should realize that managing the valuable resource of information is a shared responsibility.
In the Reserve Bank, we are getting increasingly conscious of the comparative advantage and efficiency gains that accrue with successful management of information. There is, therefore, a need for common digital infrastructure and open content to share our archives and ensure their long term preservation and sustainable accessibility.