The DPC (Digital Preservation Coalition) has commissioned Dr Farquhar to write their first Tech Watch Report on Digital Preservation and AI. The DPC Tech Watch series provides authoritative guidance on digital preservation topics chosen by coalition members. They are widely used across the digital preservation community.

Clearly, AI and ML is starting to have a major impact about how we think about and deliver digital preservation services. AI systems, models, and data also present unique challenges when it comes to ensuring their long-term use and preservation. We’ll be looking at these topics and more in the report.

If you have particular questions or considerations that you would like to raise, please get in touch and I will try to take them into consideration.

The Angela Dappert Memorial recognizes outstanding work in digital preservation that has both strong theoretical underpinnings and a clear impact on practice.

You can find the official announcement of the 2024 award on the iPres2024 web site at: Angela Dappert Memorial 2024

The 2024 recipients are: Klaus Rechert (University of Applied Sciences Kehl); Dragan Espenschied (Rhizome); Rafael Gieschke (University of Freiburg) & Wendy Hagenmaier (Yale University Library).

They have chosen to donate the cash component of the award to LI-MA (Living Media Art) in Amsterdam.

Located in Amsterdam, LI-MA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, curation, and research of media and digital art. More than 3500 artworks are under their care, LI-MA’s exhibitions and conference programs have international impact. Unfortunately, LI-MA’s future is currently at risk due to funding cuts.

By donating our award, we aim to raise awareness of their situation. You can find more information here: https://li-ma.nl/article/li-ma-s-future-is-in-danger/