Abstract:The digital informatization for cadre archives is the only way for the cadre archive work during the information times and the necessary request for raising the management and utilization level of cadre information. Based on an introduction to the definition of the digital informatization for archives, taking Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute as an example, useful studies on the establishment of the digital informatization for cadre archives are conducted. The element determination, basic program and key ring for the establishment of the digital informatization system for cadre archives are proposed. They are practical and maneuverable.