| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the records management practices in the major oil marketing companies (OMC) in
Uganda. The aim was to ascertain the extent to which oil companies meet legal and regulatory requirements,
as should be underpinned by effective records management for achieving their operational and strategic goals.
The paper applies the perception of different levels of managers in 10 OMC to assess their records management
capacity. Through structured interviews, the study investigated the records management legal framework, existing
policy and regulations, ICT initiatives and their alignment to records management requirements, and the
records management challenges faced. Results reveal that OMC face daunting challenges, including the ability
to meet legal compliance to create and retain records in both paper and electronic format, inadequate records
identifiers and access guidelines, a continuing need for storage space for growing volume of records and a
pressing need for trained records staff. The paper concludes that records management should be supported
with corporate policy, adoption of international records management standards, skilled people and streamlining
storage as measures for the OMC to undertake to strengthen the management of their records to respond
to customer needs more directly and effectively and open up communication channels and share information
with the oil and gas sector regulating institutions. | en_US |
