Spring Semester Online Seminars - Title: Archives and Public Administration

1^st Seminar:  General State Archives (GSA) and Formation of the National Archival Policy Speaker: Ms. Anastasia Dikopoulou, Archivist - MBA

The Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology of the Ionian University is inviting you to the first lecture of the spring semester seminars, which are organized in collaboration with the General State Archives, the main national Archives Repository of Greece which is in charge of the management and supervision of the Greek archival wealth.

The seminars focus mainly on the management of the documents produced by all Public Administration bodies, through the accumulated experience and knowledge of the scientific staff of the GSA and in accordance with the international standards and the new methods, technologies and practices. The main speaker, Ms. Anastasia Dikopoulou, holds an MBA degree, works as Archivist and is Head of the Active and Semi-active Records’ Supervision & Inactive Records’ Appraisal, Disposal and Acquisition Department of the GSA.

The seminar will take place on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 18:30.

You are invited to join the meeting on the ZOOM digital platform following the link:

https://ionio-gr.zoom.us/j/92203524318?pwd=ekxnd290aGwvRkI2Q3FLOFVCNjd5UT09
Meeting ID: 922 0352 4318
Passcode: 006541

Your presence and participation will be particularly honourable for the organisers.

Short bio of the speaker

Ms. Anastasia Dikopoulou holds a BA degree in Archival Science, Library Science and Museology as well as an MBA degree in Business Administration and has more than twenty years of experience in the field of file and information management.

She has worked in the private sector in the design and implementation of integrated information systems (Ergodata SA) and is a certified inspector of information systems security. She has worked at the National Research Foundation, the Prefecture of Athens, the National Library of Greece and the General State Archives of Greece. As far as the use of international standards for archival management is concerned, Ms. Anastasia Dikopoulou has delivered seminars in companies as well as universities of Greece and Cyprus.

In addition, Ms. Anastasia Dikopoulou monitored the Archival Service and the Library of the Olympic Village during the Athens Olympic Games (2004). She also served as a regular member of the General Council of Libraries, the General State Archives, and the Educational Broadcasting of the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning, and Religious Affairs (2010-2013). Her publications in scientific journals deal with file management, good governance, and eGovernment.

From 2007 to 2015, she was member of various project teams responsible for the design and implementation of several GSA projects funded by the EU.

She has been working in the General State Archives of Greece since 2006. From May 2019, she serves as Head of the Active and Semi-active Records’ Supervision & Inactive Records’ Appraisal, Disposal and Acquisition Department of the GSA.