And the last shall be first: recordkeeping policies and the NII

The lack of attention to recordkeeping issues in NII activities is not surprising given that recordkeeping is neither a generic activity nor an end in itself which can be evaluated apart form the objectives of a broad range of NII-related applications. A fruitful understanding of the role and value of record-keeping for the NII can be derived from understanding model recordkeeping policies and how they might be integrated into the specific needs and requirements of particular application areas