Last May ISO TC46/SC11 decided to undertake the revision of ISO 15489. All ISO standards are submitted to a periodic review cycle in which the technical committees decide whether to confirm, withdraw or revise the standard. After a failed attempt of review between 2005 and 2007, the ISO 15489 standard was confirmed until 2012. Now, after a consultation and the study of possibilities, TC46/SC11 going to try again. The most convincing argument for undertaking this review is that in more than 10 years since its first publication the world has changed a lot, especially in the domain of electronic records. Today we have some perspectives and tools that we did not know ten years ago, and which certainly has to influence on recordkeeping approaches.

In addition, since late last year we have the first two products in the series ISO 30300. Management systems for documents, although they move at a strategic level, are closely related to operational processes that describe the ISO 15489, and a better alignment of both products is needed.

Currently an editorial team with experts from various countries are working on what will be the orientation of the review. From here, the necessary debate between experts from the five continents represented in the SC11 will be opened, it will neccessary to reach a consensus to move forward on the development of an ISO standard. A parallel debate in the professional community is expected. For example in France the debate has opened through the Professional Association ADBS.

As Head of the Spanish delegation in TC46/SC11 I will actively participate in this review along with other experts and leaning on the National Committee of AENOR CTN50/SC1. All of us welcome views and comments coming from professional community from all countries.