The Future Digital Heritage Space an Expedition Report

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"Backed by a network of peer experts, the project has monitored, discussed and analysed existing and emerging technologies likely to benefit the cultural and scientific heritage sector.

This Thematic Issue describes and summarises what we have found. It is an expedition report. Therefore, some observations need to be made with respect to what it has revealed. First, it was a journey in many directions, often into uncharted territories, and we needed to sail fast. Secondly, we found many islands, with very different islanders and views of the future digital heritage space.

However, there is one clear message that may summarise what we discovered. There is little likelihood of a future digital heritage space being created unless ways can be found to bring the different islands closer together. At the end of the expedition report, we give some recommendations on how this may be achieved."