English abstract
The study aimed to demonstrate the impact of administrative developments in government work on the mechanism for preserving documents and archives in the Sultanate of Oman, a field study in the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, by identifying the reality of administrative developments in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, and its reflection on the mechanism for preserving documents and archives, in addition to identifying the challenges facing Personnel managing its documents to achieve the requirements of the Authority.
The study relied on a mixed approach to achieve its research objectives, as it used the review form, questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews to collect the required data from the study sample consisting of (30) employees working in the Department of Documents and Archives Preservation from various administrative levels. In order to identify the impact of administrative developments in government work on the mechanism of preserving documents and archives in the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.
The results of the study found that there is a statistically significant effect for each of: the development of the organizational structure, the development of legislation and laws, and the development of technical and technological means on the mechanism of preserving documents and archives in the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.
The study came out with a number of recommendations, most notably: the need for the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism to pay attention to applying all the requirements and tools adopted by the Authority to manage archives and current and intermediate documents, to ensure that its documents are managed in accordance with correct and proper procedures, including activating records or databases organizing document management operations, and the need for the Ministry to Heritage and Tourism to prepares places to save its intermediate documents in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the authority. Also, to ensure the preservation and security of its documents from loss or damage, to expedite the provision of an electronic system for managing documents, and electronic documents, to intensify training and awareness programs for the Ministry's employees on document management procedures and to prepare explanatory publications that simplify and clarify the necessary procedures for managing documents. Finally, giving priority to employees specialized in document management who possess professional skills and competencies to assume supervisory functions related to document management.
