Objectives

EASTICA was created with the aim to carry out the general objectives of the International Council on Archives, and to:

• establish, maintain and strengthen relations between archivists of the region;

• take measures for the preservation, protection and defense against all hazards of the archival heritage;

• facilitate access to and promote use of archives in the region;

• promote, organize and coordinate activities in the field of archives;

• sponsor professional training of archivists in the region;

• cooperate with other organizations or institutions concerned with the documentation of human experience and the use of that documentation for the benefit of mankind; and

• organize seminars, symposia and other meetings, on specific themes of mutual interest to members in the region.