--- title: "Records Management & Alfresco: 3 Tips for Government Sector · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/records-management-alfresco-3-tips-government-sector" description: "Three tips for government teams tackling records management with Alfresco, from manual processes to heavy regulation." --- Article # Records Management & Alfresco: 3 Tips for Government Sector [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop](/people/appno-blogger.md) Apr 09, 2014 2 min read ![Records Management & Alfresco: 3 Tips for Government Sector](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/bc716a83528c3dc8718a29e127482745536da15b-680x200.jpg?w=1400&auto=format) Government, like other industries, are facing a series of challenges when dealing with Records Management (RM); to list a few, we have: * Manual and inconsistent processes * Existing tools not easy to use, especially for end-users * Heavy regulation * Higher cost for managing growing records With this in mind, Government officers responsible for implementing an improved Records Management application are looking to fulfill the following objectives: * Application is easy to use * Automated processes, and integrated in everyday workflow applications and productivity tools * Folder hierarchy for ease with finding records * No time spent assigning metadata * Increased consistency In order to make sure Records Management in the [Government sector](/industries/government-and-non-profits.md) will be enhanced with Alfresco, it's important to: * develop a great classification system for all records; * implement a strong governance policy, and; * provide proper training for developers and end users. Alfresco is the perfect Application to promote confidence in your record handling and storage. Other than its simplicity and flexibility, [Alfresco development](/services/technology-platform-development.md) offers: 1. a powerful search that allows users to find records based on record contents and properties; 2. dynamic file plans using business rules to automatically file records in the right file plan folder, creating the folder if needed; 3. a freeze and hold feature allowing record managers to freeze, or put records on hold, to prevent changes and suspend the default retention schedules For more information, please visit the following sites: Alfresco and Records management: [http://www.alfresco.com/products/records-management (opens in new window)](http://www.alfresco.com/products/records-management) Records Management and Government, a definition: [http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/new-public-sector-records-managers-challenges-transparency-participation-collaboration-017155.php (opens in new window)](http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/new-public-sector-records-managers-challenges-transparency-participation-collaboration-017155.php) ARMA - Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Standards and best Practices: [http://www.arma.org/r2/standards-amp-best-practices (opens in new window)](http://www.arma.org/r2/standards-amp-best-practices) [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop · Appnovation](/people/appno-blogger.md) ## Keep reading [![What is Sovereign AI](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/a5889abdd5e80376912546622e046e3fbef234b4-2496x1664.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Article · 7 min AI ### [What Is Open Source, Sovereign AI?](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Every company is encouraging more AI, and almost every AI bill is climbing. 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