On 21-22 September, UNESCO held the 2nd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum at the UNESCO HQ in Paris and through online participation of representatives around the world. The Forum focused on the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for… Read More ›
To raise awareness about the problem of digital amnesia and the PERSIST solution the Dutch Ambassador to UNESCO, H.E. Lionel Veer, convened an Ambassadors lunch on 24 February 2017. Twelve UNESCO Member States were represented, including Australia, Canada, India, France… Read More ›
As of November 2016, Stein van Oosteren will act as the PERSIST Coordinator. Stein was already a member of the PERSIST Programme Committee. His personality, his communication skills and his close involvement with UNESCO made him the ideal candidate to… Read More ›
On 11 November 2015, a side event organised by the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO informed participants of the 38th UNESCO General Conference on the results and prospects of the PERSIST project. The event also opened the exhibition of educational… Read More ›
On 20 and 21 April 2015 UNESCO convened a consultative meeting on digital sustainability jointly with the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO at the headquarters of the… Read More ›
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