inDICEs – Measuring the impact of DIgital CulturE

What is it?

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. inDICEs is conceived as a project that aims to empower policy-makers and decision-makers in the Cultural and Creative Industries to fully understand the social and economic impact of digitisation in their sectors and address the need for innovative (re)use of cultural assets. This is done principally by tracking policies in an open observatory and establishing policy priorities for successful digital transformation and future governance of cultural and creative content ecosystems, inDICEs is working to provide tools to measure and advance the impact of cultural heritage in Europe.

Why is it important? / How can it help the professionals of the cultural sector?

Policy-makers will have a solid framework to assess the impact of cultural heritage and an open observatory to keep track of the advancement of its impact. The project aims to develop a comprehensive methodology to measure and assess the economic and social impact of digitisation of cultural heritage on the access to European cultural goods and services and their modes of production. Dashboard Lite – Exploring Cultural Heritage through Data – semantic content exploration system to measure the impact of digital culture based on text mining and natural language processing technologies. Aftegr having created one’s account, the dashboard provides visual tools to analyse the public debate and professional stakeholder communication that can be significant in the context of inclusivity and digital culture.

Organisation/Individual name

inDICEs - Measuring the impact of DIgital CulturE

Type of actor

HORIZON project 2020 – 2023

Geographic focus

International

Areas of expertise

Empowering the Cultural and Creative Industries and policy-makers to fully understand the social and economic impact of digitisation and innovate the reuse of cultural assets

Projects and initiatives worth mentioning

  • Open Observatory – The inDICEs online platform is a collaborative space where partners can come together and collaborate, ideate, and participate in activities to define and make transparent decisions on specific topics. The main function of the platform within the project is to develop a model for the online community governance and facilitate the co-creation of the online observatory space
  • Dashboard Lite – Exploring Cultural Heritage through Data – semantic content exploration system

Collaborations and partnerships

This is a project involving 13 European organisations from 9 European countries.

Accessible technologies used

Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)

Recognition/ awards

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Funding sources

HORIZON funding of 2 999 062,50 €

Membership in associations/networks

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Training and capacity building

A simplified guide “Impact Playbook” and learning materials to help heritage professionals conduct impact assessments and build capacity in the sector.

Languages of operation

EN

Testimonials / impact stories / user feedback

INKultur

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