Digital Extra - Final conference

Project Description: "Digital Extra" stands for Digital Exhibition Training. The project, which began in November 2008, aims to develop two on-line training courses on how to create digital cultural heritage exhibition material. The first is a basic course for the ALM (Archives, Libraries and Museums) and VET (Vocational, Educational and Training institutions) sectors as well as for tourist agencies specialised in cultural heritage. The second is an advanced course is intended for experts in cultural institutions and the ICT/media sector.

Partners: The "Digital Extra" partnership is composed of an interesting mix of SMEs, academic institutions and technical institutions. All have experience in EU projects, and all are committed to highest standards in their respective fields of expertise. The project partners are the Jamtli Museum in Östersund (Sweden), who is also the project leader, the University of Applied Science Vorarlberg (Austria), the Dornbirn City Archive (Austria), Luerzer Graphics Dornbirn (Austria), the University of Applied Science Madrid (Spain), Power Lake AB (Sweden), Tinta Utbildning (Sweden), Middlesex University (UK), Montserrat National Trust Museum (UK), Pamukkale University (Turkey), and ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres).

Financed by the European Commission's Life Long Learning programme. "Digital Extra" is based upon research carried out within the eTEN-funded EU project ECMADE, which examined the reasons for gaps in the production of cultural heritage related eContent.