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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation joins the Digital Preservation Coalition

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has joined as its latest Associate Member.

CBC is Canada’s national public broadcaster. For almost 90 years, CBC has promoted Canadian culture and supported democratic life through a wide range of content that informs, enlightens, and entertains.

 Commenting on the new membership, Ann Cox, Senior Manager, Library Services at CBC, said:
“The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is excited to join the DPC to help foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and collective advancement of digital preservation best practices. With an immense and growing archive, the DPC offers access to essential resources, expertise, and a network for future-proofing our collections, ensuring long-term authenticity, and enhancing content accessibility through emerging technologies.”

CBC joins DPC’s growing international community of organizations committed to securing long-term access to digital content and advancing good practice in digital preservation.

Welcoming CBC to the Coalition, Anna Perricci, Head of DPC Americas, said:
“The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation plays a vital role in preserving Canada’s heritage, and I am delighted to welcome them to the DPC. Their expertise in stewarding large-scale audiovisual collections will bring valuable insights to the Coalition’s work, and we are excited to have their perspectives represented within our growing international community.” 

The DPC is an international charitable foundation which supports digital preservation, helping its members around the world to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services through community engagement, targeted advocacy work, training and workforce development, capacity building, good practice and standards, and through good management and governance. Its vision is a secure digital legacy.

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