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‘National Content

Strategies’

Examples of outputs

and outcomes

France.fr

National strategy resulted in a

‘national website’

Split into themes, places and

dates by which to explore

country

Themes include everything

from studying in France to

news and literature

La France en un coup d'œil

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E.g. Emile Zola:

• Description/ biography

• Images

• Related geo-location

• Related people, places, event

DigitalNZ

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Portal for cultural assets- can view assets and

be guided back to host site

Clear and permissive terms of use- mostly CC

but put in even clearer terms

Mix and Mash competition of

content and data

e.g. Maouri Mona Lisa

• Taught school children about

copyright and how to remix

content

Digital Wales

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To deliver digital skills for

everyone,

Improved online public services

Faster infrastructure

Enhanced mobile coverage.

E.g. Welsh Experience of

WW1: made possible by range

of at NLW by range of

universities, BBC Wales,.

Archives Wales, National

Museum Wales and Welsh

government

Other examples

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Digital Public Library of America

• More akin to a UK model with reduced

centralised impetus.

• Drawing on institutions and defined

partnerships rather than a national

mandate i.e. foundations, research

institutions, cultural organizations,

government, and libraries

Europeana

• Europeana is seen as a key

vehicle to bringing all of European

Culture online:

• By 2015- 300 million objects

• By 2025- all European cultural

heritage should be digitised and

included

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‘Co-Innovation’

What we mean and

examples

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Employment opportunities Pooled Expertise “great to work with Zandra, BBC/ BUFVC/ JISC

to know what it could be like in the industry” In kind’ contribution through staff time

Use of BOB interface

What do we mean?

Definition: Collaborative, co-funded or resourced digital projects that have been undertaken in partnership with others that deliver new and significant technological innovation in the provision of digital content to existing or new audiences.

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Other Examples

Digital Theatre works in

partnership with the leading

theatre companies and arts

organisations in the country

to bring the best theatre to

your desktop or television

screen.

Kingdom of Plants

David Attenborough guides

you through the incredible

Kingdom of Plants.

Partnership between Sky

Atlantic and Kew