The US National Archives has unveiled a new state-of-the-art digitization center! Equipment in the new center includes high-speed scanners and overhead camera systems that handle various record types and formats. Thanks to this equipment, the National Archives will be able to digitize up to 10 times as many records per year, providing Americans with increased access. “We are committed to expanding free, online public access to our holdings through the National Archives Catalog. This new digitiza

At the recent WTO Public Forum, Tomas Lamanauskas, the deputy secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), said digitization needs to be built on sound infrastructure. At the same time, in the process of digitization, we need to pay attention to the the digital divide, the billions of people with and without Internet access. For her part, Golestan (Sally) Radwan, the UN Environment Programme chief digital officer, said with digital tools to anticipate natural disasters,