Preserving digital content for future generations - a Council Resolution

The Official Journal of the European Communities has published the Council resolution on preserving digital content for future generations (2002/C 162/02). The document notes that the cultural and intellectual assets of our society are dependent on rapidly changing technologies, on fragile media and are widely distributed geographically, hence they are at great risk of irremediably lost unless positive measures are taken to preserve them. Accordingly, the Council proposes, among other objectives, the development of policies for preserving digital culture and heritage, the analysis of appropriate investments and the creation of mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge and skills.