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Results of the PREFORMA CfT published!

Here are the names of the suppliers who have been awarded a contract with PREFORMA to develop an open-source toolset for conformance checking of digital files (texts, images and AV), intended for long-term preservation in memory institutions. Continue reading


Preparation for the first cross e-infrastructure event DI4R 2016

The deadline for abstract submission to the Digital Infrastructures for Research 2016 event was on 3 June. The DI4R 2016 will be held in Kraków on 28-30 September 2016. The conference will be hosted by ACC Cyfronet AGH and organised … Continue reading


Shaping our future memory standards (1/2)

Hosted by the National Library of Estonia, the PREFORMA International Conference “Shaping our future memory standards” brought together 150 people worldwide to discuss the importance of standardisation and file format validation for the long term preservation of digital cultural content, discover the potential of the open source conformance checkers developed in PREFORMA and look at future challenges and opportunities. Continue reading


How do museums deal with the problems that emerged during the pandemic?

Six months ago, NEMO (the Network of European Museum Organisations) published a study on the impact of Covid-19 on the European museum sector. In recent weeks we are experiencing a second wave of museum closures across Europe and NEMO started … Continue reading


CYFEST-12: ID international media art festival

Video Media Art: Personal Identity CYFEST-12: ID premieres December 13th at the renowned Made in NY Media Center BY IFP. The inaugural event will set in motion it’s year-long, multi-city festival; geared towards exhibiting new media work which explores the dynamics … Continue reading


Registration is now open for the 2021 European Research and Innovation Days

The EU annual meeting has recently opened the door to registration. This second on line edition is planned for the 23th and the 24th June 2021. As every year this Research and Innovation event organised by the European Commission, will … Continue reading


Long-term sustainability through OSS implementations of open file formats

This article gives some motivation for why open file formats are important to the EU and why open file formats and Open Source implementations are important for long-term sustainability.
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STARTS Prize 2016 to “Magnetic Motion” and “Artificial Skins and Bones”

  Ars Electronica Linz was selected to conduct the competition to determine the first two recipients of an award launched this year by the European Commission that is as prestigious as it is highly endowed. The STARTS Prize, each accompanied … Continue reading


Meet WEAVE Team: PHOTOCONSORTIUM

On a regular schedule, the WEAVE team publishes a blog post which features a partner of the WEAVE consortium. This second blog item presents partner PHOTOCONSORTIUM – International Consortium for Photographic Heritage, based in Italy. PHOTOCONSORTIUM is a non for … Continue reading


The great potential of the online museum shop

by Emmy van Arent and Trilce Navarrete (Erasmus University Rotterdam). The COVID-19 pandemic forced museums to close their doors, limiting the dialogue with the public and severely reducing the revenue that is normally generated from ticket sales. Museums responded by … Continue reading