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Vietnam steps up digitalisation of cultural heritage

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme on the digitalisation of Vietnam’s cultural heritage in the 2021-30 period.
Vietnam steps up digitalisation of cultural heritage ảnh 1The Complex of Hue Monuments received recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Damhas signed a decision approving a programme on the digitalisation of Vietnam’s culturalheritage in the 2021-30 period.  

The programme aims to build a national database system oncultural heritage on a consistent digital platform, which serves the archive,management, research, conservation and introduction of heritage, therebyfostering sustainable tourism development.

It is also to step up digital transformation and integrationof national digital data on cultural heritage.

The programme has set a target to digitalise all tangible, intangible anddocumentary heritage items recognised by UNESCO; together with national special relicsites and national treasures.

People working in the sector will receive training ondigital transformation skills.

To realise the set targets, the programme will strive tocomplete relevant mechanisms, policies and legal regulations.

It will work to build an archive digital platform and common sets of standards on archive, as well as create digital data on cultural heritage and operate anational database in an effort to offer open data access to organisations andindividuals./.

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