According to the ?Food and Agriculture Organization? of the United Nations (FAO) e-agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. In 2008, the United Nations referred to e-agriculture as "an emerging field. E farming or electronic recordkeeping goes under the umbrella of e-agriculture.
The management and preservation of electronic records is essential for maintaining institutional accountability; protecting the rights of citizens, employees and customers; supporting the efficient operation of contemporary organizations; perpetuating valuable forms of social memory; and helping individuals to integrate aspects of the past into their sense of identity.
Current electronic recordkeeping is in a state of relative neglect. At their most basic level, therefore, in this course, we will begin by considering the messy recordkeeping environment in which we currently live. We will then gradually build up a set of concepts, tools and strategies that our students can use through their future career by using virtually web-based platforms.