Around 130 leading figures from education, research, cultural heritage, public broadcasting and industry in the UK and beyond are gathering in Cardiff for two days for a conference on digitisation which will showcase national and international digitisation initiatives – including JISC’s £22m digitisation programme – and explore the potential for cross-sectoral cooperation in this area.
The two-day conference opens this morning with a speech from Carwyn Jones, Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language in the Welsh Assembly Government. With Wales having established an international reputation for the digitisation of online materials for educational and cultural use, the location of the conference and the presence of the minister will, say organisers, support the conference’s stated aim to showcase the best in international digitisation initiatives.
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