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One week from today, we’ll reveal the winners of the Digital Preservation Awards 2026! As we count down to the ceremony on Thursday 15 October, our “Meet the Finalists: Digital Preservation Awards 2026” video series introduces the three finalists for the Research Data Alliance Award for the Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third Sector.

Helping people understand digital preservation and put it into practice deserves celebration! Today, the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) continues its video series introducing the Digital Preservation Awards 2026 finalists, with a focus on Teaching and Communications. Hear directly from the people sharing knowledge, building confidence and reaching new audiences.

One of eight Awards categories, the Award for Teaching and Communications recognizes excellence in outreach, training and advocacy. It is kindly sponsored by the KB National Library of the Netherlands.

As we count down to the Digital Preservation Awards ceremony on 15 October, our finalist video series continues! Today, the DPC invites you to meet the people safeguarding digital materials at risk and hear the stories behind their work.

The Awards, organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), celebrate achievement across eight categories. This time, we turn to the Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy, sponsored by The National Archives (UK), which recognizes the practical application of preservation tools to protect at-risk digital materials.

With the Digital Preservation Awards (DPA) ceremony approaching on 15 October, the Digital Preservation Coalition invites you to hear directly from the 2026 finalists! This week, the people behind the shortlisted projects introduce their digital preservation work and the challenges they are tackling through a series of short videos.

The Digital Preservation Awards celebrate achievement in digital preservation across eight categories. We begin our video introductions with the Award for Research and Innovation, generously sponsored by the National Library and Archives Board, Singapore. This category recognizes exceptional contributions to practical research and innovation, celebrating work that develops new approaches and advances digital preservation practice.

DPC has commissioned a revision of the DPC Technology Watch Report on Digital Forensics. The co-authors to the revised report are now inviting community feedback on their first working draft. The new report will update the previous DPC Technology Watch Report on Digital Forensics, reflecting developments in the field and current approaches to using digital forensics within digital preservation.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to announce that Adam Bell will be joining the team on a temporary basis in Australia, providing support for the DPC’s activities across the Australasia region alongside Robin Wright.