DESCRIPTION
Strong records and information management programs are built on principles that remain relevant even as technology, regulation, and business expectations change. This white paper examines the 2025 update to the ARMA Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles®, explaining how the framework has evolved to address artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, decentralized information environments, and the increasingly complex relationship among records, information, and data.Author Ellie Kim, MAS, IGP, PMP, provides historical context for the Principles and explores their deliberate realignment with foundational RIM practices. Readers will learn why the framework was streamlined from eight principles to seven, how Retention and Disposition were incorporated into the broader Principle of Lifecycle Management, and why Trustworthiness replaced Integrity as a more comprehensive standard for reliable, accurate, and authentic records.
The paper also examines the updated principles of Accountability, Availability, Compliance, Protection, and Transparency and considers how organizations can apply them to strengthen ethical conduct, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, AI readiness, and informed decision-making. It concludes with a preview of the forthcoming Principles publication, maturity model, and integration with ARMA’s Information Governance Implementation Model.
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Format
PDF
Language
English
Year Published
2026