Greater than the sums of our parts?

Collaboration, cooperation and grand challenges in digital preservation

An iPres 2010 workshop of DPC, NCDD, NDIIPP and nestor

Workshop report

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Agenda and Presentations

8:30-9:00  Arrival and Registration
9:00                  Welcome
9:05-9:45 DPC, NCDD, NDIIPP and nestor: four different collaborative initiatives: their achievements and challenges
9:45-10:30 Other participating collaborative initiatives introduce themselves
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:20 Interactive discussion between a panel of the organizers and workshop attendees on the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches to collaboration.
  • What are the advantages of national collaboration?
  • And how do these efforts relate to international collaboration?
  • What are the main obstacles to collaboration and how can these be overcome?
(Discussion moderated by Martha Anderson)
12:20-12:30 Wrap-up: Conclusion and lessons learned
12:30-13:30 Lunch


Workshop Description