The Executive Yuan has approved a plan to build the first national archive to store files from across government agencies, expected to be completed in 2027.
Government records constitute the history and memory of the nation, Minister of the Interior Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) said on Wednesday.
To better preserve these important documents, the Ministry of the Interior plans to build a facility in Taoyuan’s Gueishan District (龜山), about 500m from Linkou Station (A9) on the Taoyuan Airport MRT line for ease of access, he said.
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The modern building is to be nearly 28,000m² over five stories and one basement level, housing about 5 million files, he said.
It is expected to meet the archival needs of eight ministries and their 22 subordinate agencies over the next 30 years, Lin added.
They are the interior ministry, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Financial Supervisory Commission, the Public Construction Commission, the National Communications Commission, the Overseas Community Affairs Council and the National Development Council, he said.
This is the first time an archive is to be built for multiple government agencies, significantly saving on rental costs and other archival expenses previously borne by each individual agency, Lin said.
The facility is to have three times the load-bearing capacity of ordinary office buildings to accommodate the additional weight, he said, adding that it would also be fully climate controlled.
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