President of the foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat

Le 14 février 2020, le Conseil d’Administration de la Fondation pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Culturel de Rabat, présidé par Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Lalla Hasnaa, arrêtait un plan d’action très riche offrant aux acteurs du patrimoine culturel – institutionnels, société civile et experts – de multiples opportunités d’échanger les visions et de partager les savoirs. La volonté première de la Fondation étant de conjuguer la préservation du patrimoine culturel non au passé, mais au futur et toujours au pluriel.

The digitization of heritage

The digitization of heritage

Digitization is essential to raising awareness of, and promoting cultural heritage.  The Foundation therefore supports cultural heritage digitization using a structured approach implemented at three distinct levels:

ENCOURAGE DIGITIZATION OF CULTURAL ASSETS

The Foundation brings together stakeholders and fosters cultural asset digitization by means of multi-stakeholder partnerships with a variety of institutions specializing in digitization technology and the safeguarding of cultural heritage.

FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN DIGITAL PLATFORMS

The Foundation enhances public access to culture through digital platforms where digitized heritage is available to the general public, institutions, and academics for recreational, professional and research purposes.

CREATE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CULTURAL OUTREACH

The Foundation provides a variety of educational resources (virtual tours, promotional videos of digitized assets, augmented reality) to support cultural outreach and preserve collective memory.

Digitization

Digitization and Photogrammetry of Cultural Assets

Documentation

Recovery of scientific and historical data on cultural assets

Platform tools

Interactive virtual tour design tour and cultural outreach material production

Fort Rottembourg Pilot Project

The Qasba of Oudaïa