《国际档案理事会章程》对档案有一个界定:“档案构成国家和社会的记忆,形成国家和社会的认同,是信息社会的基础。作为人类活动和交往的证据,档案能够辅助政府的管理并维护公民、组织以及国家的权利。通过保障公民利用政府信息和历史知识的权利,档案在民主、问责制和善治中起着 The ICF Statutes define the archives as follows: "The archives constitute the memory of the state and society and form the identification of the state and society as the foundation of the information society. Archives can assist the government in its management and as evidence of human activities and exchanges Maintaining the rights of citizens, organizations and nations By keeping citizens’ access to government information and historical knowledge, archives play a role in democracy, accountability and good governance