This document discusses updates to Europeana and the Multilingual Metadata Framework project. It outlines key conclusions from the Council on promoting digitization of cultural heritage and the new European Agenda for Culture. It also mentions the upcoming DSI-4 project starting in September for generic services, including new projects on migrations in arts and manuscripts. The document evaluates Europeana positively for the quantity and diversity of materials, strength of its network, and impact of campaigns, but negatively in terms of focus on target groups, involvement of major institutions, findability and quality of content, and overall awareness. It concludes by discussing a new focus on service design, participation, decentralization, quality, simplicity, authenticity, and branding for Europeana Culture.

1. MC update Europeana & MMF
Harry Verwayen I Uldis Zarins

3. The Commissioner
Mariya Gabriel, Digital
Economy and Society

4. The Council
Conclusions
‘To promote support for the digitisation of cultural
heritage as a tool for open access to culture
and knowledge, thus stimulating innovation, creativity
and participatory governance of
cultural heritage’
Council Conclusions
27 May 2018

5. The Agenda
for Culture
‘The New European Agenda for Culture is a key part of
the Commission’s response to the mandate from the
December 2017 European Council. It offers a framework
for the next phase of cooperation at EU level to address
current societal challenges through the transformative
power of culture.’
New Agenda for Culture
22 May 2018

6. DSI-4
Coming soon...
Start 1 september, for 2 + 1 +1 years

7. Generic Services
1) 3 projects: migrations in arts &
manuscripts & Byzart
2) 8 new projects from september
3) 2 new projects submitted (start jan)

8. So…?

9. A changing
landscape
Abendwolken | Hofmeister, Theodor
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Germany, CCO

10. Evaluation +
● Quantity and diversity of the material
● Strength of the network
● Impact of the pan-european campaigns
● The standards

11. Evaluation -
● Lack of focus in the target groups
● Not enough ‘major institutions’
● Quality of the material
● Findability of the content
● Lack of clarity in aggregation
● Lack of general ‘awareness’ of Europeana

12. Service Design
Participation
Decentralisation
Quality
Simplicity
AuthenticitySafe haven
Europeana Culture
Branding