the iheritage project

iHeritage: a pilot

Jan 09 - Mar 09

www.iheritage.org.za

africancommons.org

• Developing a deeper understanding of the challenges of copyright, digitisation and access in South Africa;

• Exploring examples of digitisation practice around the world and comparing for relevance;

• Testing new software and technology management standards for relevance in collaborative iheritage projects.

iHeritage: the research

iHeritage: the methodology• Facilitating the sharing of experience and

practice among local heritage institutions;

• Widening the scope of role players traditionally involved in collecting and storing heritage objects and stimulating public engagement;

• Exploring the links between education, cultural productivity and the accessibility of heritage on the Internet.

iHeritage: pilot activities• Seminars and articles to share

experience;

• Training in online community-building and social media tools for heritage institutions;

• Software testing for multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Role players• brick and mortar archives and museums;

• technology service providers;

• educators;

• creative communities;

• web community platforms.

Technology