Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The main objective of Preparatory Actions is to prepare future EU actions in various priority policy fields.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The overall objective of this pilot project is to assess the state-of-play of the preservation of and access to born-digital heritage in the EU in order to develop a roadmap for progress towards adapting legal deposit laws and best practices.
The project should provide a comprehensive mapping of the preservation and access to such material and related data in the EU as regards existing legislative and non-legislative frameworks, initiatives, practices.
The development of the roadmap should be based on testing the feasibility, usefulness and potential impact of different measures and actions, supported by the outcomes of the exploratory assessment and mapping activities.
Detailed Call Description
The pilot project will assess the present situation of born-digital heritage material and related data in the EU, in particular:
It will map and assess in which areas born-digital heritage is already being preserved, what types of such material is being preserved and what types are not, and the reasons behind their preservation or lack thereof, including relevant technical aspects.
It will examine and map relevant European and national regulatory frameworks, good practices, barriers and challenges, and other factors influencing the preservation or lack thereof of and access to born-digital heritage.
The research, mapping, assessment and roadmap development should include and take into account the most extensive range of types of born-digital heritage possible, and must include digital art, web archives, content created outside cultural heritage institutions, and video games.
The pilot project should explore and provide clarity, based on EU law, to heritage institutions and other relevant stakeholders about the possibilities for the creation of preservation copies of material that can be licensed or otherwise legally accessed but not acquired.
The project is expected to leverage the expert knowledge and networks, available data and frameworks built up by existing preservation initiatives, as well as technical and legal knowledge of relevant stakeholders, inter alia libraries and archives, including the common European data space for cultural heritage and the Europeana initiative etc.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
85%
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Information Technology
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Legal Entities under Public Law
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
The call is open to legal entities established in the EU, in particular non-profit organisations, for-profit private organisations, international organisations, public bodies, academia/universities/research organisations.