Upcycle Digital Heritage was jointly organized by The Discovery Programme, CARARE and FABLAB Derry, and the workshop explored some of the challenges and opportunities which are present in reusing digital heritage data, with 4 sections (creative industries, communities, tourism and museums, education) each introduced by an international expert in this field, followed by discussion amongst the event attendees to explore potential solutions and opportunities.

“How can we ensure that our digital heritage is exploited by new sectors and industries?”

Antonella Fresa was invited to present examples for the reuse of digital cultural heritage by the civil society and the creative industry, showcasing lessons learnt and experiences and fostering discussion on two overarching themes:

• Digitisation, rights and new business models for content providers
• Cooperation between research, private and public sectors

Of course, Antonella widely described the experience of EuropeanaPhotography and of PHOTOCONSORTIUM, also disseminating about the activities of Europeana DSI2 with a particular focus on the development of a Photography Thematic Collection in Europeana.

Download Antonella’s presentation (PDF, 2.3 Mb)

More about the event, other speakers etc: http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/upcycle-digital-heritage-workshop-in-derry/