Digitalization in the Global South

Schopp, Kerstin; Schelenz, Laura; Heesen, Jessica; Pawelec, Maria

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“…In the beginning, digital technologies were viewed primarily as a tool for recording, preservation, and enabling easier research on cultural heritage assets (Figure 1). In the 1970s, we had the first digital catalogs, while in the 1980s, pioneering projects (among them, particularly relevant is the "Optical Digital Image Storage System (ODISS)", launched by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA, 1991) in Washington) started to use digital image and optical disk technologies for the reproduction and storage of archival documents [11][12][13], although mainly about rare or valuable objects [14][15][16]. In the 1990s, libraries, archives, museums, and cultural organizations in general started to explore digitization technologies for teaching, training, and learning and as research-supporting tools [17], thus launching broader digitization projects involving their whole collections [18].…”

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Sustainable Management of International Partnerships for Cultural Heritage Digitization in Brazil

Borin,

Rossato

2023

Sustainability

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The demand for digitized cultural heritage has increased over the last few decades; digitization is indeed considered a powerful means to preserve and enhance cultural heritage and make it accessible to the wider public for education and research purposes. However, digitizing cultural heritage is a complex process, requiring specific competencies, skills, software, technologies, and, therefore, human and financial resources. Cultural organizations are therefore rethinking their traditional business models, often deciding to outsource their digitization projects or implementing PPPs—public–private partnerships. This is particularly evident in developing countries, where it is also challenging to find the required resources locally and international cooperation is sometimes necessary. However, international PPPs for the digitization of cultural heritage present several unsustainable aspects. There is therefore a need for a deeper understanding of which practices should be implemented to sustainably manage these collaborations. This paper aims to investigate this topic using a case study analysis of two international PPPs for the digitization of cultural heritage in Brazil. The analysis highlights relevant managerial choices that led these projects to positively impact local social, economic, and environmental development, thus bringing early insights to advance the academic and practice discussions on the above-mentioned topic.

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Sustainable Management of International Partnerships for Cultural Heritage Digitization in Brazil

Borin,

Rossato

2023

Sustainability

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End-User Programming is WEIRD: How, Why and What to Do About It

Goel,

Kumar,

Ragavan

2023

2023 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

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How Digitization is Empowering Vietnamese Cultural Professionals to Preserve, Present, and Promote Art and Culture Online: Navigating Challenges whilst Harnessing Opportunities to Create a Digital Culture

Duester

2021

Preservation, Digital Technology &Amp; Culture

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The ability to publish and provide access to cultural resources via free, open source digital platforms is empowering Vietnamese cultural professionals to promote their culture to local and international audiences. Digitization projects now include the use of 3D, VR, and AR digital technologies for the purpose of being published on digital platforms. This is creating an emergent digital culture in Vietnam, with an increasing amount of available resources online. Digitization projects are now used to preserve cultural heritage as well as to present and promote contemporary art and culture. This reflects a change in practices amongst cultural professionals in Hanoi, in terms of how digital technologies are used and the value placed on making cultural resources publicly accessible online. However, as new content, knowledge, and voices are able to participate in the online discourse on art and culture, the question remains as to whether this digital transition is creating greater equality and inclusion in the cultural sector or if it is exacerbating already existing forms of digital cultural colonialism. This paper presents findings from 50 interviews with cultural professionals working in the cultural sector in Hanoi about their digitization projects and digital work practices, the developments in digitization in Hanoi’s cultural sector over the past five years, how cultural professionals are utilizing the opportunities afforded by digital technologies for cultural preservation and promotion, as well as the challenges they face in carrying out digitization projects.

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Digitalization in the Global South

Cited by 3 publications

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Sustainable Management of International Partnerships for Cultural Heritage Digitization in Brazil

Sustainable Management of International Partnerships for Cultural Heritage Digitization in Brazil

End-User Programming is WEIRD: How, Why and What to Do About It

How Digitization is Empowering Vietnamese Cultural Professionals to Preserve, Present, and Promote Art and Culture Online: Navigating Challenges whilst Harnessing Opportunities to Create a Digital Culture

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