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The public has a right to memory

From broadcasting to libraries and museums, digitization is revolutionising the way we enjoy and share heritage.

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Parliamentary archives. Image: Matt Brown / Flickr

In a previous article for OurBeeb, Tony Ageh made a compelling case for the Digital Public Space, which he described as: 

 "A secure and universally accessible public sphere through which every person, regardless of age or income, ability or disability, can gain access to an ever growing library of permanently available media and data held on behalf of the public by our enduring institutions”