Regina Varniene-Jannsen "Joint Efforts for the Development of the Lithuanian Cultural and Information Society Policy: Heritage Digitisation Gains and Challenges"

1. Joint Efforts for the Development of the Lithuanian
Cultural and Information Society Policy: Heritage
Digitisation Gains and Challenges
8–9 October 2013
Vilnius
Dr. Regina Varnienė-Janssen
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of
Lithuania
National Centre for Digitisation and the Virtual
Electronic Heritage System

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Content of the report
 New digitisation paradigm within Lithuania’s strategic documents
concerning the cultural and information society policy;
 Impact of the cultural and information society policy on the creation
of seamless digital content and its access;
 Memory institutions as important actors within the policy of the
development of culture and the information society.
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National identity discourse
 Globalisation:
Possibility to see and hear the entire world, increasing efficiency gains and
access to cultural treasures of all the nations;
National states have lost their significance and will dissapear in the
globalisation era (K. Ohmae );
 Integration into the European space:
Developing shared visions of European digital content by supporting
cultural diversity, education and content industries (Lund Principles, 2001)
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New paradigm in the legislation on cultural heritage
 EU communication “eEurope2002”;
 EU communication “eEurope2005”;
 Initiatives by the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
(2004–2009):
A Concept for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005);
Strategy for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage, Digital
Content Preservation and Access (2009);
 Implementation measure “Lithuanian culture in the information
society” of the 3rd priority of the Action Programme for Economic
Growth.
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A Concept for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian
Cultural Heritage (2005)
 Defines the goal, objectives and principles for digitising the
cultural heritage;
 Sets common selection criteria for objects to be digitised;
 Provides for long-term preservation and access of the
cultural heritage.
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Strategy for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage
(2009) pursues the following objectives:
 Establishment of competence centres within memory institutions;
 Development and implementation of a virtual cultural heritage
system;
 Creation of seamless digital content of the cultural heritage and
ensuring its reliable functionality;
 Standardisation of digitisation, preservation and access workflows;
 Encouraging initiatives on cultural heritage access.
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Synergy between the cultural and information society policies
(2009–2013)
 Strategy for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage
(2009)
 Implementation measure ”Lithuanian culture in the information
society” of Priority 3 “Information Society for all” within the Action
Programme for Economic Growth
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Impact of the synergy between the cultural and
information society policies (2009–2013)
 Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS) (Martynas
Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 3 800 000;
 Lithuanian Documentary Cinema Online (“e-kinas”) (Lithuanian State Archives)
EUR 3 000 000;
 Historical Heritage of the Lithuanian Statehood Online (Office of the Seimas of
the Republic of Lithuania) EUR 900 000;
 Virtual Historical Lithuania: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius University)
EUR 1 880 000;
 A Virtual Library for the Blind (Lithuanian Library for the Blind) EUR 1 000 000;
 Creation of the Virtual Audio Library of the Lithuanian Radio (Lithuanian Radio
and Television) EUR 1 800 000;
 Implementation of the Integrated Museum Information System (LIMIS) in
Lithuanian Museums (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania) EUR 2
415 000;
 Presenting Works of Lithuanian Classical Literature Online (“e-klasika”)
(Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 580 000.
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Impact of the synergy between the cultural and
information society policies (2009–2013)
 Creation of a methodology for the partnership between memory
institutions implemented within the Virtual Electronic Heritage
System;
 Creation of a single space of the Lithuanian cultural heritage;
 Provision of free and semantic access to the digital content via the
portal www.epaveldas.lt
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12. Innovation Union
Youth on the Move
Resource Efficient Europe
A Digital Agenda for Europe
An industrial Policy for a
Globalization Era
An Agenda for
New Skills and Jobs
European Platform
Against Poverty
Development of a single digital
market, enhanced interoperability,
internet trust and security, faster
broadband, more sustainable
investments in research and
development, enhancing digital
literacy, skills and inclusion, and
increasing ICT benefits to society
Priority activities of the Strategy Europe 2020: A
European Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and
Inclusive Growth

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Digitisation in Lithuania’s strategic documents
Goal 2 of Priority 2 of the Programme for the Development of
the Lithuanian Information Society in 2011–2019
“<...> to digitise objects of the Lithuanian cultural heritage
and thus creating universally accessible digital products and
ensuring preservation of the digital content and its access in
the electronic environment.”
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Smart public
administration
meeting
society’s needs
Education of
the society,
science and culture
Active and
cohesive
society
Environment
favourable for
economic growth
High added
value oriented
Integrated
economy
Smart society Smart economy Smart management
Promoting life-long
learning
Strengthening the
identity,
public spirit,
responsibility
and cooperation
Promoting creativity,
entepreunership
and leadership
,Promoting creation,
dissemination and use
of knowledge
Promoting
preservation
of health and cultural
environment
Increasing quality
employment
of the population
Increasing well-being
and social
integration of
the population
Increasing the role
of communities and
non-governmental
organisations
Increasing territorial
cohesion in regions
Promoting value
creation networks
oriented to
global markets
Incentivizing
development of
innovative
business
Ensuring
growth-friendly
regulatory and tax
environment
Strengthening strategic
competencies in public
administration
institutions and
Improving
management of these
institutions
Promoting
productivity and
smart development
of business
Ensuring opennnes of
public administration
processes and
promoting active
inclusion
of the population
Improving the quality
of services and
increasing their
accessibility
Business and
enterpreneurship
friendly
environment
Providing sustainable
balanced
and efficient
economic
infrastructure
Lithuania 2030
NPP priorities
(vertical)
Goals of
NPP priorities
Employing social
innovations
NPP priorities
(horizontal)
1) Ensuring accessibility to culture, its variety and promotion 2) Developing high-quality services and public cultural infrastructure
Ensuring balanced and sustainable regional development
Culture
Regional development

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A new strategic document for consolidating
Initiative: Interinstitutional Programme for the Digitisation, Long-
Term Preservation and Access of the Lituanica Cultural and
Scientific Heritage in 2014–2020
Further consolidating memory institutions for the creation of
integrated content of the Lithuanian cultural heritage and its
access.
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The Interinstitutional Programme’s goals
 Creation and implementation of user-oriented digital
heritage services;
 Digitisation of cultural heritage objects and long-term
preservation of digital content;
 Advancement of digitisation competencies and promoting
e-service skills.
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The Interinstitutional Programme’s impacts
 Interinstitutional partnership;
 Interoperability of systems and providing services for users
on the basis of one-counter principle;
 Partnership between memory and research institutions;
 Open access to digital data;
 Interdisciplinary Lituanica research.
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