Abstract: This work investigates the role of digital heritage in the cultural policy of the European Commission (EC). Over the past two decades, the European Union has encouraged the digitisation of almost every aspect of the cultural sector in the member states. To this end, the EC has financed many expensive grants resulting in the creation of a plethora of new techniques and digital heritage infrastructures, and the drastic transformation of how, in Europe, cultural heritage institutions collaborate and people discover their past. By critically explor...
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