Much of the research and driving effort behind development of interoperable digital preservation repositories is coming from a global governmental impetus. Organizations like the Library of Congress and National Archives and Records Administration are paving the way in the U.S. Many similar organizations exist in leading countries world-wide doing outstanding work in the field. Examples are:
- The International Standards Organization, ISO & JTC1,
- NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- ISO Study Group on Digital Content Management and Protection (SGDCMP)
- DPIF: Digital Preservation Interoperability Framework
- Library of Congress,
- National Archives and Records Admin, NARA
- National Archives of Australia
- National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
- National Library of Australia
- UK National Archives