QNL to host forum on Heritage Management in September

QNL to host forum on Heritage Management in September

The Qatar National Library (QNL) has announced on its website that it is hosting the 'Third Forum on Heritage Management: Digital Access and Artificial Intelligence Applications', on September 15-16, 2024. The forum aims to explore this important aspect of the digital transformation of archival materials and exchange experiences and ideas about it.Traditional archives around the world cover huge and increasing amounts of historical data and information, which poses great challenges in preserving them and making them available for sustainable use. Digital technology offers important opportunities to improve the management and accessibility of archives.The forum seeks to achieve the following objectives: To introduce the reality of digital documentary heritage within the broader international context and in Arab countries; Familiarise participants with models of digital repositories for documentary heritage in governmental and private institutions within the cultural sector in Arab countries; Explore future projects aimed at enhancing the reality of digital heritage in Arab countries as well as to build a collaborative community to support the digitisation of documentary heritage and facilitate its accessibility for researchers.The topics will revolve around exploring the paths of digital transformation and their potential implications for the future of traditional archives, examining models of digital repositories housing