Action Plan David Dawson Head of Digital Futures Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

Presidency Workplan dynamic Action Plan for digitisation digitisation = selection conversion from analogue to digital storage presentation use re-use for eLearning preservation impact assessment

Values re-affirms Lund Principles sustainable and accessible digital cultural heritage support e-inclusion, cultural diversity, education and training promote resources of variety and richness and stimulate content industries synergy between cultural and technology programmes

Barriers fragmented institutional approaches immaturity of key technologies and standards fragmentation of policy approaches insufficient integration of digitisation actions in the European Knowledge economy

Organisation led by 3 successive presidencies chair NRG monitor implementation plan maintain contact with the Commission and other bodies (Council of Europe, UNESCO etc) report on progress to the Council

Role of NRG promote implementation of the Dynamic Action Plam monitor progress define financial and logistical structures for MS to sustain their commitment at a European level maintain contact promote recommendations and good practice

NRG roles and responsibilities consulting national experts, policy makers and politicians monitoring developments creating synergy and cross-links between EU Programmes, Networks and Projects watching emergent technologies, visions, and technological developments analysing the information, and plan necessary actions and common policies. developing strategies for dissemination and implementation of results

Action Areas users and content economic sustainability technological development and tools digital memory preservation actors, responsibilities and timescales determined by NRG

Dynamic Action Plan

How might it work? 3 Presidencies NRG Strategic Network external relations Commission Expert Working Groups Service Integration Audio/Visual 3D / Virtual Reality Community Memory Virtual exhibitions Literary works Best Practices Semantic Web Preservation Multilingualism Technical Standards Users and Citizens

Next steps text to NRG for consultation introduction to CAC development of the detailed Operational Plan

Next Steps text to NRG for consultation introduction to CAC development of the detailed Operational Plan launch of Action Plan under UK Presidency Bristol – 16 th November