João Moraes Palmeiro is the Executive Director of the Aveiro Media Competence Center (AMCC), the entity responsible for awarding an Honorable Mention in the Arquivo.pt 2025 Award.
One month after the opening of applications for the distinction awarded by Arquivo.pt, the digital service of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), developed through the FCCNthe AMCC representative shared the importance of this partnership in enhancing online content and developing good practices.
According to João Moraes Palmeiro, "the collaboration with Prémio Arquivo.pt is very important for the Aveiro Media Competence Center because we firmly believe in the importance of preserving and promoting digital memory". He also points out that the partnership between the two entities makes it possible to contribute to "the valorization of online content, ensuring that the history of communication and the media is accessible to present and future generations".
This is not the first edition of the Arquivo.pt Prize that has the participation of the AMCC and its executive director reveals the added value of being associated with this project,which includes "connecting with professionals in the field, developing good practices in digitization and promoting innovative projects that use technology to preserve media history".
The Aveiro Media Competence Center also highlights the important role that the Arquivo.pt Award has in promoting the digitization of media at regional level, as it encourages the preservation of digital heritage. "This award not only recognizes and values projects that contribute to the accessibility of news archives, but also stimulates creativity and innovation among local institutions and media professionals. The archive is very important content for today's news communication and, when well implemented, it can be an essential part of the digital business model of local media , which make available content that other media do not."
One of the projects that won the honorable mention awarded by the AMCC in previous editions of the Arquivo.pt Prize that most marked João Moraes Pinheiro was Imaginarium"Itwas not only innovative in the way it worked with image archives, but also made it possible to find more information through images, enabling the use of more content made available in different digital archives."
As for the candidate projects, the Aveiro Media Competence Center values innovation, creativity and a link to content preservation. "We're looking for candidates who go beyond digitizing content, who offer new perspectives on how information can be accessed and consulted. The ability to involve the community, educate the public and promote accessibility is key for us." At the same time, the technical quality and user experience of the projects are important criteria when it comes to evaluation.
All the information about the Arquivo.pt 2025 Prize is available at https://arquivo.pt/premio.
