UNAND Supports SDG 9 and SDG 16 through SIPANDA Digital Archive Innovation

Padang, January 24, 2026 — Universitas Andalas (UNAND) continues to strengthen its transformation toward a digital-based campus by launching and handing over the SIPANDA application, or Sistem Informasi Arsip Andalas, as part of efforts to improve archive management across the university.

The handover of SIPANDA was carried out with Rudi Anton, S.H., M.H., Director of National Archival Information at the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia, known as ANRI. The activity was held on Saturday, January 24, at the University Senate Meeting Room and was combined with a socialization session on the use of the application and archive reduction procedures.

The launch of SIPANDA marks a strategic step for UNAND in reducing the accumulation of physical documents that have long required significant storage space. In addition to archive space limitations in each unit, piles of paper documents were also considered to affect workplace comfort and employee mental well-being. Through digital archive management, UNAND seeks to create a more efficient, organized, and healthier administrative environment.

UNAND Secretary, Dr. Aidinil Zetra, emphasized that archive digitalization is an effort to save time and improve work efficiency. According to him, digital archive management is an important component of an institution’s bureaucratic system, including in higher education. Better and digitally integrated archive management is expected to make administrative processes faster, more accountable, and easier to access when needed.

He also stated that strengthening archive management in 2026 is important to anticipate future administrative and documentation challenges. Proper archive governance will serve as a strong foundation when documents are needed as administrative and legal evidence.

UNAND’s commitment to improving its archival system had already begun at the end of 2025 through training for archivists and archive managers across the university. The training was intended to help archive personnel manage records in a more orderly, systematic, and regulation-compliant manner.

Meanwhile, Rudi Anton explained that managing archives is closely related to managing the long-term business of an institution. He underlined that a campus will continue to operate even when its leadership changes, and archives will remain an important information reserve and primary evidence if problems arise in the future. He expressed hope that SIPANDA would strengthen UNAND’s archival system in a sustainable and integrated way.

The activity concluded with a technical introduction to the SIPANDA application for participants. Through this socialization, each work unit within UNAND is expected to understand how to use the application optimally and support the transition from physical archive management to a more integrated digital system.

This initiative supports SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by introducing a digital information system that strengthens institutional infrastructure and supports innovation in university administration. SIPANDA reflects UNAND’s effort to modernize internal governance through technology-based services.

The program also aligns with SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions because proper archive management strengthens institutional accountability, administrative transparency, and legal certainty. By ensuring that records are managed systematically and can serve as reliable evidence, UNAND contributes to stronger and more accountable institutional governance.

Through the launch of SIPANDA, UNAND reaffirmed its commitment to building a more efficient, integrated, and accountable digital campus. The application is expected to become an important foundation for modern archive governance and long-term institutional sustainability at Universitas Andalas.