A short description of the iHeritage Project at the African Commons Project in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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iHeritage: a pilot
Jan 09 - Mar 09
africancommons.org

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iHeritage: the research
• 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.

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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.

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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.

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Role players
• brick and mortar archives and museums;
• technology service providers;
• educators;
• creative communities;
• web community platforms.

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