With the Fourth Industrial, i.e. the Digital Revolution, we have a chance to make up for lagging behind and catch up with more developed countries.
The digitisation process will enhance the standard and quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Serbian citizens. Efficiency will be increased, costs will be reduced and new value will be created in almost all areas of life and work. The digitisation process is the most important catalyst of innovations, competitiveness and growth.
The year 2018 was declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. In the same year, the Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information initiated a project for digitisation of cultural heritage and modern art.
In late 2017, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, initiated the digitisation of cultural heritage.
What does the digitisation of cultural heritage include?
Key aspects include:
- Developing comprehensive digital catalogues of cultural heritage;
- Creating tools and instruments for processing and protecting digitised cultural heritage;
- Ensuring the long-term preservation of digitised cultural heritage;
- Providing lasting and reliable access to the digitised system;
- Presenting digitised cultural heritage through multimedia formats.
What is the purpose of the cultural heritage?
The initiative aims to:
- Facilitate scientific and research work and promote applications in science and education;
- Contribute to fostering knowledge-based society;
- Support the preservation of the national identity and cultural diversity of national communities in this region;
- Strengthen Serbia’s global standing.