resources), a collaboration model (based on traditions of different regions of Lithuania is also creative industries), and the history of the region one of the project objectives of the project, which (portal with 700 histories). The resources have functions through a centralized infrastructure for involved over 150 professionals (historians, art long-term preservation of digital content and critics, philologists, heritage specialists, designers, integrated access via the portal. In addition, a programmers, etc.) and more than 12 institutions partnership between memory institutions has (universities, libraries, etc.). Plans for the future been established, and the project’s sustainability include an English version and a mobile was confirmed in recent strategic documents in application. Lithuania In the United Arab Emirates, a UAEpedia project Again in Lithuania, the Martynas Mazvydas has been instituted, with the objectives of National Library of Lithuania has initiated promoting culture and unity among UAE citizens development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage and strengthening their sense of belonging by This project focuses on the creation of System. providing a website that highlights the UAE digital content and the development of a virtual history, geography, culture, heritage, folklore, system and software for preserving and accessing etc. The aim is to provide information related to digital heritage. Ten different memory the UAE in one place and make it available to institutions are consolidated, and the long-term researchers, media people, scholars, students preservation of and access to heritage objects are and anyone interested in learning about the ensured in line with the corresponding EU country. In addition, the project contributes to strategic texts. Features are the portal, e-services enhancing national collaboration by opening the and a seamless digital collection of 108 000 door to those wishing to enrich the heritage objects. Promoting national cultural encyclopaedia by adding new articles or editing identity and cultural and linguistic diversity by the current ones, and by documenting the history involving memory institutions representing the and life of the people of UAE.
resources), a collaboration model (based on creative industries), and the history of the region (portal with 700 histories). The resources have involved over 150 professionals (historians, art critics, philologists, heritage specialists, designers, programmers, etc.) and more than 12 institutions (universities, libraries, etc.). Plans for the future include an English version and a mobile application. Again in Lithuania, the Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania has initiated development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System. This project focuses on the creation of digital content and the development of a virtual system and software for preserving and accessing digital heritage. Ten different memory institutions are consolidated, and the long-term preservation of and access to heritage objects are ensured in line with the corresponding EU strategic texts. Features are the portal, e-services and a seamless digital collection of 108 000 heritage objects. Promoting national cultural identity and cultural and linguistic diversity by involving memory institutions representing the traditions of different regions of Lithuania is also one of the project objectives of the project, which functions through a centralized infrastructure for long-term preservation of digital content and integrated access via the portal. In addition, a partnership between memory institutions has been established, and the project’s sustainability was confirmed in recent strategic documents in Lithuania In the United Arab Emirates, a UAEpedia project has been instituted, with the objectives of promoting culture and unity among UAE citizens and strengthening their sense of belonging by providing a website that highlights the UAE history, geography, culture, heritage, folklore, etc. The aim is to provide information related to the UAE in one place and make it available to researchers, media people, scholars, students and anyone interested in learning about the country. In addition, the project contributes to enhancing national collaboration by opening the door to those wishing to enrich the encyclopaedia by adding new articles or editing the current ones, and by documenting the history and life of the people of UAE.