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EU-fundedDigital Preservation ResearchAPA 2014 ConferenceBrussels, 22 October 2014
Dr. Manuela SpeiserEuropean CommissionDG CONNECT, unit "Creativity"
Rationale
Organisations with a societal mandate, legal obligations or business interests in long-term preservation of digital material need•reliable, customisable and affordable technical solutions •new knowledge and skills in curatorial staff•a legal framework that allows preservation actions (copying, migrating...)
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EU activities
Policy coordination•Recommendation on Digitisation and Digital Preservation (2011)
Research funding•ICT programme under FP7
Legislation•Revision of copyright law on the agenda
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Recommendation on digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservationThree recommendations for digital preservation:
• reinforce national strategies, update action plans implementing the strategies, and exchange information between Member States
• adapt the legal framework to allow for preservation actions such as copying
• improve legal deposit arrangements for digital content
Progress in Member States is regularly monitored: 2014 reports published in October
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Research funding
• ICT programme under FP7 (2007-2013)
• 6 Calls for proposals (digital libraries; access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources; e-infrastructures)
• 23 projects
• total funding of > € 100 mio.
• ca. 250 participating organisations: research institutes, memory organisations, IT providers…
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Results so far: Advanced Technology
• Formal models to characterise digital objects
• Methods and tools to support preservation planning; quality control; workflows
• Increased automation and scalability
• Advanced tools for web archiving
• Emulation framework for obsolete media
High degree of take-up of project results at partner institutions and beyond
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Results so far: Services for end-users
• Open Preservation Foundation (OPF): community for sharing best practices and open source tools
• PrestoCentre: competence centre for preservation of digital audiovisual material
• APARSEN Virtual Centre of Excellence
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Results so far: Consoldiated research• Strengthened cooperation between stakeholders
• Solid body of expertise in the EU research community
- contribution to standardisation - leadership in preservation of web and audio-visual
resources, trusted repositories…
• Increasing participation of industry players as solution providers or problem owners => improved market potential for project outcomes
• Training material for professionals
• Increased awareness of legal aspects 10
On-going projects
• Techniques and tools for recovering loss and for repairing damaged digital objects, and for preventing loss and damage of newly created resources
• Embedding reasoning and intelligence in the digital information life-cycle (considering evolving semantics, use contexts, and interpretations; identifying obsolete information)
• Coordination actions promoting the uptake of digital preservation research outcomes, outreach to new stakeholders; cost modelling; road mapping.
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Expected impacts
• Reduced information loss
• Lower preservation costs and improved preservation capacity and competences in organisations dealing with digital preservation, including small archives
• Strengthened position of European service and technology providers (including SMEs) in the field of digital preservation
• Leading edge research in Europe strengthened through restructuring of the research landscape.
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