Conference about “Use, Re-use and Access”, prestigious event in Dublin | Digital meets Culture

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Summary:

"An international conference ‘Use, Re-Use and Access’ was held in Dublin Castle on 17 June 2013. Hosted by the Irish Presidency of the European Union and Linked Heritage partner the Local Government Management Agency, the conference attracted an international audience of cultural heritage and memory institutions and numerous representatives of Irish local and national memory institutions.  The conference was opened by Irish Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government,Fergus O’Dowd, TD, who spoke enthusiastically of his own experience in using the internet for family history and local studies research. The Minister expressed strong support for the re-use of cultural and heritage information in education and research.  The Minister’s address was followed by a video message from CommissionerNeelie Kroes (see the full video message here), who unfortunately was unable to attend the Conference in person. Commissioner Kroes emphasized the importance of an open approach to information sharing, and highlighted the role of Europeana.  The conference continued with a series of exciting presentations, addressing complementary aspects of the digitization and subsequent re-use of cultural heritage material from around Europe, including ..."

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Date tagged:

08/10/2013, 17:33

Date published:

08/10/2013, 13:33