The document discusses national policy issues regarding Norway's digital memory. It outlines the curriculum reform in 2006 which emphasized five basic digital skills. It also describes the need for a digital commons containing high-quality, reusable information that prioritizes user needs. Finally, it notes emerging technologies highlight the need for a digital memory of the future and important issues like universal design, open standards, storage, and intellectual property rights.

1. Deputy Director General Øystein Johannessen Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research BRICKS Workshop Oslo 28062007 Our Digital Memory: National Policy Issues

2. The Digital Memory: Topics Perspectives on the Digital Memory Curriculum reform 2006 Our Common Memory: The Digital Commons Memory for the Future: Current developments and issues

3. Perspectives on the Digital Memory The Digital Memory is not only about preserving and creating access to our common digital memory. Need for two perspectives: Our Digital Memory of the Past ->Cultural Heritage Creating a Digital Memory for the Future Development of Digital Memory requires mission-critical facilitation

4. Curriculum Reform 2006 Primary and Secondary Education: Basic skills 5 Basic skills to be integrated in all subject matters at all levels The ability to express oneself orally The ability to read The ability to do mathematics The ability to express oneself in writing The ability to use digital tools Digital sources of knowledge Apply digital tools (simulations, presentation software) Netiquette and critical thinking Presentation Multimedia presentation and production

5. Digital Commons The Digital Commons should be as large as possible and contain information and material of high quality . The Commons puts the needs of the user at the centre of attention. Digital re-use for non-commercial purposes should be possible, and the use should be free of charge . (White Paper on ICT Policy, 2006-2007)

6. The Digital Commons: Digital Content for All Learning resources Free traditional and digital learning resources in upper secondary education Dedicated investments in digital learning resources for upper secondary education Cultural heritage Access to digitised material from public broadcasting Digitisation efforts in archives, museums and libraries Digital maps

7. OECD-Study on New Millenium Learners

8. Digital Memory for the Future Emerging technologies (Web 2.0, social software) and increasing use of portfolios etc highlights the need for a Digital Memory for the Future. Important overarching issues Universal Design Open Standards Storage and security Metadata Interoperability IPR