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The DPC is pleased to announce that its new Digital Preservation Competency Framework and companion resources are now available for member preview on the DPC Website.

The DPC Digital Preservation Competency Framework identifies and describes information on the skills, knowledge, and competencies required for successful digital preservation.  It aims to reflect current good practice whilst also being designed with flexibility in mind - to offer a balance of detail so that it can be widely applicable for a range of applications as well as useable by digital preservation practitioners across different organizational contexts.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has made the next in its series of Technology Watch Reports on Preserving Born-Digital Design and Construction Records by Aliza Leventhal and Jody Thompson, available on general release today.

Published by the DPC in association with the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Preserving Born-Digital Design and Construction Records aims to support archival professionals, as well as active designers and facilities managers. It offers those considering acquisition, preservation and access with approaches which account for both the technical and cultural components of the broad range of born-digital design and construction records created throughout the course of designing, building, and maintaining a built space.

The Digital Preservation Coalition is building a welcoming and inclusive global community, which works together to bring about a sustainable future for our digital assets. We are making progress towards a new strategic plan which encapsulates this vision, for adoption in August 2022. 

Having been endorsed by the DPC Council and Subcommittees over the last twelve months, a draft document is now available for review by all DPC Members. The draft will be taken to the next DPC Council Meeting in its current form, including any comments added by DPC Members up to Friday 10^th June.

DPC Members, please login to provide comment on the draft DPC Strategic Plan

The Digital Preservation Coalition is excited to introduce our newest member of staff who takes up her post as Head of Australasia and Asia-Pacific from today - Robin Wright.

Based in our Melbourne Office, Robin will be arranging meetings and calls with all our members in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore over the next few weeks but DPC Members are also invited to meet Robin as part of an informal drop-in.

If you are a DPC Member and you are free Thursday 19^th at 3pm AEST (5pm Wellington / 1pm Singapore / 6am Glasgow) come along to meet Robin and say hello!

If you'd like to attend, please contact: Robin DOT Wright AT dpconline DOT org.

The DPC is pleased to open registration for a webinar* on 15^th June 2022 to introduce its new Competency Framework and Competency Audit Toolkit (DPC CAT), which will be available for Member Preview from that date. DPC also invites expressions of interest from Members who would like to participate in a pilot of the new Competency Audit Toolkit to help further refine the resource before its public release later in 2022.

* Please note that this webinar will be repeated at two separate times to enable those in different time zones to attend. More details are provided below.

After an intense period of competition and rigorous assessment, the iPres Steering Group is delighted to announce that the following cities have been selected to host the conference in the years ahead:

The DPC is proud to announce the launch of version 2.0 of the DPC Procurement Toolkit with updated and brand-new content.

The procurement of third-party systems and services has become an essential component of many organizations’ digital preservation programmes, but it can be a challenging process requiring lots of effort with no guarantee of a good outcome.