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From Jikji to Gutenberg Project Won National Endowment Getting to Know the World Significance of MoW
for the Humanities Award : The 2nd UNESCO ICDH “Documentary Heritage” Webinar

The renowned Memory of the World Heritage (UNESCO ICDH). UNESCO launched the MoW Programme and conditions, the way we live and the
(MoW) of the Republic of Korea, Buljo Last April, National Endowment for in 1992, and the year 2022 marks the essence of life itself may be the same.
jikji simche yojeol (“Jikji”), is to be shed Humanities (NEH) awarded From Jikji 30th anniversary of its establishment. Records pose numerous questions and
new light by a joint international research to Gutenberg with grants of approx. Celebrating a meaningful year in the present answers to the questions by
project with over 25 prominent worldwide $ 80,000 USD for the planning of the field of documentary heritage, ICDH telling us stories from a particular time.
organizations. Jikji, the world's oldest exhibition. Depending on the success would like to take some time to reflect on ICDH is committed to spearheading
surviving book printed using moveable of the first phase of the project carried the world significance of documentary efforts to help everyone benefit from
metal types, along with the 42-line out by 2023, the project qualifies for the heritage through the webinar. our memories and records and shine
Gutenberg Bible, was recognized for follow-up grant, implementation award, Constituting significance on a global a spotlight on their significance and
its universal value and influence on the up to $ 3 million USD. ICDH will continue scale is a critical criterion to be fulfilled impact.
history of human culture by UNESCO to contribute to creating meaningful for specific documentary heritage to be
MoW Programme in 2001. To investigate programs which can outspread the value inscribed on the International Register. The three-day webinar featured lectures
technological evidence and widespread of Memory of the World inscriptions, All of us alive today, living in modern on topics encompassing the Latin
the value of early printing culture and along with the history and culture around (CNET 2022) times, and our descendants, who will American, Asia Pacific, and African
history including Jikji and Gutenberg them. live in the future, will be able to enjoy regions. Each session will serve as an
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Bible, a team of scholars and institutions the memories and experiences of a opportunity to contemplate the meaning The 2nd UNESCO ICDH “Documentary Heritage” Webinar
from 13 different time zones are particular era via documentary heritage and implications of documentary heritage
collaborating on From Jikji to Gutenberg across the globe. for us and our descendants based on
project. As mentioned in the earlier Documentary heritage provides clues to the concepts of similarity and collective
newsletters, From Jikji to Gutenberg help undertake the challenges of today memory.
is a five years long (2022 to 2027) (Wired Magazine 2022) and tomorrow because they encompass
initiative supported by J. Marriott Library, (FOX News 2022) a certain universality and commonality
the University of Utah, and UNESCO that penetrates time and space.
International Centre for Documentary Although we live in different environments

Site Visit for the Endangered Documentary Heritage Safeguarding Projects MoW Reborn as a Game. : Finding a New Way to Utilize MoW

Following the celebration of the 30th development of archival management of The ICDH and the Korea Creative Content Agency (hereafter KOCCA)*
anniversary of the UNESCO Memory Morocco. The duration of the project will signed an MOU for business cooperation on 2 March 2022. The purpose
of the World Programme, ICDH Acting be 3 years. of the MOU is to foster the development of contents utilizing UNESCO
Secretary-General Lee, Seung-Cheol After the visit in Morocco, ICDH Memory of the World (MoW) inscriptions and documentary heritage.
and Programme Specialist Jeong, So- participated in the Inception Workshop in Through the agreement, the parties agreed to develop informational and
Hye visited Rabat, Morocco, and Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The purpose of the educational content on MoW inscriptions and use them to cooperate
Côte d'Ivoire from 31 October to 4 workshop was to report on the progress in developing programmes for discovering and creating content in the
November for project management. status of the project “Support to the cultural industry.
In Rabat, Morocco, ICDH visited the Amadou Hampâté Bâ Foundation for In this line, in cooperation with the ICDH, KOCCA hosted the Korea Youth
UNESCO Rabat field office and Archives Enhanced Preservation and Accessibility Game Jam Event dating from 19 to 21 August 2022 in Cheongju City.
du Maroc (Archives of Morocco) of its Collection,” which started in 2022 The main theme was "UNESCO Memory of the World inscriptions and
to discuss a new project. In 2023, and to check the current situations of the Documentary Heritage," and all participants developed game content
ICDH and National Archives of Korea collection storage conditions. using the MoW inscriptions in teams of four.
will embark the ODA project for the These two projects are in line with the The Game Jam is an event in which teams plan, design, develop, etc.
“Capacity-building on the conservation strategic and programmatic objectives prototype games within a time constraint (usually within 48 or 72 hours).
and restoration of documentary heritage of UNESCO, and they also respond to Participants can gain experience in the field and discover opportunities to
of Morocco.” It aims to strengthen the UNESCO's action on global priorities, become game developers.
safeguarding of endangered historical especially Global Priority Africa. Starting During the event, ICDH gave a lecture on "UNESCO MoW and
documentary heritage and national with these movements, ICDH strives to Documentary Heritage" for participants and adjudicated the outcomes of
administration archives of Morocco as discover programmes to safeguarding the teams. With this cooperation, ICDH will continuously discover diverse
well as to build a capacity of Achives the endangered documentary heritage programmes to utilize the MoW and documentary heritage in collaboration
du Maroc on the preservation and and enhance capacities of memory with KOCCA.
management of documentary heritage institutions' hands-on staff.
which will ultimately contribute to the
*KOCCA is a specialized content development organization in the Republic of Korea.

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