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Everyone can check and add to it, but no one can change it. Blockchain works as a database that multiple parties maintain.
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ARCHANGEL proposes Blockchain as a way of safeguarding data against tampering and restoring trust in the digital record. But Blockchain has other uses beyond the financial sphere. Blockchain is best known as the technology underpinning Bitcoin – a digital currency used by millions online. Digital data is intangible leaving it open to tampering, and as digital formats constantly evolve and content needs updating, there is a risk that files may be accidentally corrupted.ĪRCHANGEL creates assurances of digital record integrity using distributed ledger technology (Blockchain). Whilst people often consider digital records safer than hard copies, digital data is much more fragile and at risk. Working with The National Archives and the Open Data Institute (ODI), the University of Surrey is fusing AI and Blockchain technologies to help safeguard the integrity and future sustainability of our digital public archives.ĪRCHANGEL responds to the urgent need of safeguarding archives in a rapidly changing, digital world. ARCHANGEL - Trusted Archives of Digital Public RecordsĪrchives are the lens through which future generations will see the events of today.