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The SECreTour Network is growing! We are very glad to announce that Omnis Vision SA has joined the SECreTour Network of Common Interest. Omnis Vision SA is a strategic partner for the enhancement, management, and development of real estate assets … Continue reading
The SECreTour Network is growing! Studio Macaco has joined the SECreTour Network of Common Interest. Studio MACACO (Ludens Sagl) is a Swiss-based creative software company focused on developing interactive digital experiences for the tourism and cultural sectors. Through the use … Continue reading
Topic: digital archive
Here are a few updates about the efforts that PREFORMA is conduction towards the further standardisation of Matroska and FFv1 thanks to MediaArea, one of the PREFORMA suppliers that is working in the prototyping phase. Continue reading
20 October, 3 November and 4 November 2015: three appointments where you can learn more about PREFORMA in Sweden. Börje Justrell, Magnus Geber and Benjamin Yousefi from Riksarkivet, PREFORMA Project Coordinator, will talk in general about the project, of how to contribute, of the role of PDF/A and of the use of standardised file formats for preservation. Continue reading
In a recently published post on the Cultural Studies Leuven blog, Prof. Fred Truyen (KU Leuven), coordinator of the E-Space project’s photography pilot, offers some reflections on his experience with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the successfully concluded EuropeanaPhotography project… Continue reading
Kate Murray, author for The Signal, the digital preservation blog of the Library of Congress, interviewed MediaConch’s Project Manager Dave Rice and Archivist Ashley Blewer, who explained the aim of the PREFORMA Project and the first results of MediaConch particularly on the standardisation of Matroska & FFv1. Continue reading
Erwin Verbruggen from the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision presented PREFORMA at the EBU Open Source Meetup at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, which featured a series of 5 minutes lightning talks on open source projects and use cases from the broadcast domain. The presentation focused on the media conformance checking of AV files. Continue reading
Are you an expert in user engagement with digital heritage? Do you care about the role of digital heritage in the public domain? Are you convinced that “open” means “more impact”? Do you have a cunning business plan with digital heritage? Then submit a proposal for a table session, a workshop, a poster session or an ignite talk within 14 September 2015! Continue reading
On 1st October 2015, in Granada, European projects RICHES, E-Space, Civic Epistemologies, PREFORMA and the international association Photoconsortium were invited in a panel organised by Promoter SRL under the title “From Digitisation to Preservation, Creative Re-use of Cultural Content and Citizen Participation”. … Continue reading
In a recent post of hers entrepreneur, citizen science advocate and author Chandra Clarke observes the last years’ developments of citizen science and makes some predictions based on the available data. Continue reading
The event will be held in Bari, Italy, from 09 November 2015 08:00 to 13 November 2015 18:00 (Timezone: Europe/Rome). Theme for this year’s EGI Forum is “Building Next Generation e-Infrastructures through Communities”. Continue reading
On 1st October 2015, in Granada, an unmissable event was being held, organised by Promoter SRL. The initiative, hosted by the Digital Heritage 2015 conference, is a discussion panel involving EU projects RICHES, Civic Epistemologies, E-Space, PREFORMA and the international association Photoconsortium. Continue reading
