Ec Preservation Policies Manuela Speiser

Digital preservation presents challenges for Europe related to obsolete media formats, authentication, and costs. The European Commission is addressing these issues through initiatives like i2010 and funding for research projects. Research includes developing scalable preservation systems, large-scale testing, and addressing problems like overcoming software and hardware dependencies to ensure long-term access and authenticity of digital materials. Future research priorities include intelligent preservation workflows and advanced techniques to solve preservation problems.