Digital cultural heritage faces two critical sustainability challenges. On one hand, its rapid revolution makes digital artefacts prone to obsolescence, necessitating continuous format conversions to remain accessible. On the other hand, the energy demands of digitisation, preservation, online querying, and data processing raise pressing ecological concerns, as these technical tools require scarce natural resources. In this workshop, we examine strategies for the sustainable design of the process of maintaining digital cultural heritage. How can we design energy-efficient infrastructures and practices while ensuring the long-term preservation and security of our cultural heritage? What practices can we adopt to create sustainable pipelines and promote green computing? Join us to explore pathways to a more sustainable digital future.

Location: online 

Date: Friday April 25, 2025 

Schedule (East European Time zone) 

14:00 – 14:15 Prof. Hannu Salmi (University of Turku): Welcome and Introduction 

14:15 – 15:00 Evangelia Paschalidou (Europeana Climate Action Community): Europeana’s Climate Action Community insights: What do the digital preservation processes of EU Cultural Heritage Organisations unveil on their sustainability? 

15:00 – 15:15 Break 

15:15 – 16:00 Ulf Preuss (Potsdam University of Applied Sciences): (Digital) Cultural Heritage, Digital Archive and Digital Preservation – different labels for the same concept? 

16:00 – 16:15 Break 

16:15 – 17:00 Panel Discussion: Dr. Evangelia Paschalidou, Ulf Preuss, moderator Dr. Mila Oiva (University of Turku): How to tackle the sustainability issue? 

Join the workshop by registering here.

For more information, see the news article: Online Workshop Series Organised by the University of Turku: New Trends in Digital Culture Studies.