Integrated Solution For Document And Records Management Helps UK's Modernizing Government Program

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's main agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing around £500 million a year. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, mathematics and materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone's health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC also actively promotes public awareness of science and engineering. EPSRC works alongside other research councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The research councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK.

The UK government's mandate for modernizing government required all government departments to have an electronic records management system for all newly created records in place before the end of 2004. EPSRC knew that it had to protect its corporate memory and ensure that its chosen solution was robust, flexible and familiar to its 350 users.

Chris Moulsley, head of Proprietary and SharePoint Systems explains: "As a government department, EPSRC had to follow the strict guidelines set by The National Archives. Their published document called 'e-Government Policy Framework for Electronic Records Management' was the starting point for us in ensuring that we sourced and implemented a solution that would meet their requirements."