The Fund for International Development of Archives of the International Council on Archives has agreed to offer a Euro 7,000 grant to establish the platforms for Atom software (Access to memory) and Archivematica software, incorporating experts on open source software for protection of metadata in archives and Atom software (Access to memory) and Archivematica for digital protection. The International Council on Archives has agreed to utilize the said grant to bear part of the cost of stage 1 of the project, which has already been commenced for the establishment of a digital repository at the Sri Lanka National Archives. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media to sign the charter with the International Council on Archives to obtain the said grant and to take other steps relevant to that respect.