Working Group on National Digital Preservation Programme (NDPP)

Composition:

-  Shri M.M. Nambiar, Special Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT)-Chairman
-  Dr. A.K. Chakravarti, Group Coordinator, Department of Information Technology (DIT)
-  Smt. Renu Budhiraja, Scientist “F” & HOD, E-Governance Group, Department of Information    Technology (DIT)
-  Smt. J. Khurana, Scientist “G” & HOD, Patent & IPR Division, Department of Information    Technology (DIT)
-  Dr. Gautam Bose, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre (NIC)
-  Dr. A.B. Saha, Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC),    Kolkata
-  Shri Lov Verma, Director-General & Joint Secretary, National Archives of India
-  Shri Vijay S. Madan, Director-General, National Museum
-  Dr. S.B. Ota, Director, National Mission on Monuments & Antiquities, Archaeological Survey    of India
-  Prof. G.C. Tripathi, Academic Coordinator, National Mission for Manuscripts
-  Ms. Ritu Sethi, Managing Trustee, Craft Revival Trust
-  Shri P. Jha, Director (Cultural Information Lab), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
-  Shri Kanwar Manjit Singh, Director, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute
-  Shri Ashok Kapoor, Chief Archivist, Reserve Bank of India Archives (RBIA)
-  Prof. (Mrs.) Parul Dave Mukherjee, Dean, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru    University (JNU)
-  Shri B.L. Gupta, Director, Department of Archeology & Museums, Government of Rajasthan
-  Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Director, Ministry of Tourism
-  Shri P.S. Narotra, Scientist “G”, Department of Information Technology (DIT) -    Convenor

Terms of Reference:

 To develop a National Preservation Action Plan including developing a clearer definition of the     roles and responsibilities of partners in the preservation network

 To establish relationships among key partners in the private and public sectors, including     international institutions

 Clarification of intellectual property issues that impede preservation, together with     recommendations to address them

 Creation of an advanced design for the digital architecture

 Identification of the next set of investments to advance NDPP goals

 Development of an advanced research agenda for preservation of digital content

 To recommend ways and means to raise awareness among key stakeholders and the     general public about the challenges and opportunities of digital preservation