The Open Preservation Foundation and nestor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim to facilitate discussion between the two organisations and to co-operate on activities to promote digital preservation.

Sabrina Kistner Hidalgo, Head of the nestor Office said: “nestor and the OPF share central goals such as digital preservation advocacy, knowledge exchange and disseminating best practices. We are happy that we have found a way to express these shared goals with the Memorandum of Understanding.“

Joachim Jung, Executive Director of the OPF said: “Building partnerships supports the Foundation’s strategic goals. This alliance will help us to reach a more local audience while supporting the nestor network to share their expertise across language barriers.”

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nestor
nestor is the German competence network for digital preservation. Libraries, archives, museums and leading experts work together in nestor to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of digital sources. nestor is a cooperation association including partners from different fields, but all connected in some way with the subject of “digital preservation”. http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/

Open Preservation Foundation
The Open Preservation Foundation is an international not-for-profit membership organisation that sustains technology and knowledge for the long-term management of digital cultural heritage. The Foundation provides its members with reliable solutions to the challenges of digital preservation. https://staging.openpreservation.org/