The Nga Taonga (Distributed National Collection or DNC) project arose from the 2005 Museum Sector Strategy, which highlighted a need to work collaboratively to demonstrate the value of museums to the public as well as to government and other potential funders.

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2. 2005 Museum Sector Strategy NDF Conference 2009 "Museums and their staff will need to work together across organisational boundaries … … by the innovative use of displays and exhibitions as well as using new access methods such as virtual technology "

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11. Nga Taonga – joining the dots NDF Conference 2009 "In the longer-term, the project aims to develop a comprehensive, loosely-coupled if necessary, nation-wide database of collection objects; increased capacity, standards compatibility and widespread access to improve scholarly and general research and participation, the management and conservation of like objects, and the quantitative information supporting cultural knowledge; such a system will be an essential tool for cultural tourism and the organisation of cultural identities."