Caribbean Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives

Carbica is a part of a bigger network, the International Council on Archives (ICA) which works closely with UNESCO. ICA has more than 1700 members in over 180 countries, which makes it truly international. The Caribbean Branch of the ICA (Carbica) has 4 categories of memberships: National archives: 20 members; Institutions responsible for country’s archives: 7 members; Other institutions and organizations: 3 members; Individuals: 4 members. Goals and priorities Carbica’s goals and priorities for 2010-2014 are: 1. Strengthen the professional competence of members and give a consistent level, especially vis-à-vis contemporary issues in the following areas: archival preservation from natural hazards, archives and information technology (digitization, electronic records); 2. Create a truly professional solidarity between institutions and individual members of CARBICA through shared communication tools (website, newsletter), exchanges of experience and expertise, sharing of certain means or procedures particularly in the field of access and of disaster-preparedness; 3. Contribute significantly to the promotion of archives and consideration by policy makers of the role of archival institutions and their needs; See also: Dominique Taffin (Expert)