This report evaluates whether the four projects met their objectives in attendance and
summarises the findings of the survey conducted with visitors to the stand. The primary
objectives of the four projects in attending CeBIT were
· to establish the current level of awareness of digital preservation in the IT and
business communities,
· to raise awareness of digital preservation,
· to raise awareness on the European led initiatives in digital preservation and,
· to showcase progress and results of the four projects.
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Interoperability is an essential feature for federated information architectures to work in heterogeneous settings and over time! However, use and understanding of the concept still are very heterogeneous: interoperability is conceived in an object-related or in a functional perspective, from a user's or an institutional perspective, in terms of multilingualism or of technical means and protocols. Moreover, interoperability is conceived on different abstraction levels: from the bitstream layer up to semantic interoperability. The briefing summarises some of the relevant vectors of thought, indicates related conceptual frameworks and places the issue in the strategic context of Europeana. More Info