DIGITISATION COMPETENCE CENTRE 
FORM FOR NOMINATION

This is the form for the nomination of a competence centre in digitisation.
Please, send a form for each different competence centre.
Each competence centre can be “nominated” for more than one area.

Send the form/forms to the attention of Maria Teresa Natale by e-mail to minerva2@beniculturali.it orf by fax to +390667232499.

The form will be submitted to the National representative for approval.

English must be used.

NAME AND ACRONYM OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE:
CultuurDatabank Vlaanderen (Culture Database Flanders)
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URL: www.cultuurnet.be/cultuurdatabank 
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AREAS for nominations of the 'competence centre' 

X   Consulting, collection management, metadata ontology
•	Digitisation of art objects
•	Digitisation of books
•	Digitisation of film
•	Digitisation of manuscripts
•	Digitisation of museum collections
•	Digitisation of newspapers
•	Digitisation of photographic objects
•	Digitisation of public archives
•	Digitisation of sound
•	Digitisation of TV and radio
•	Multimedia
•	3D-environment
•	Virtual exhibitions
X   Other Information about cultural events, organisations, persons, collections, cultural URL’s, … (please, specify)

RESPONSIBLE BODY AND/OR ANY SPECIFIC 
CO-ORDINATING BODY/MECHANISM/INSTITUTION

Name of the institution: CultuurNet Vlaanderen

English name of the institution:  CultureNet Flanders

Acronym of the institution: ....................................................................

Mailing address: Arenbergstraat 1d, 1000 Brussel

Country: Belgium

Tel.: 02/551.18.70

Fax: 02/551.18.99

e-mail: hans.nissens@cultuurnet.be

URL: www.cultuurnet.be 

Type of institution:  National		 Governmental		X Regional
             Other   Specify ........................................................................

Sector:  Archive   Library  Museum X Foundation  
             Other   Specify ........................................................................

Legal status: X Public   Private    No profit

Description of the institution (max 200 characters):

CultuurNet Vlaanderen aims to contribute to broadening and intensifying public participation in the cultural life of the Flemish Region and to achieving a better social positioning for art and culture. CultuurNet Vlaanderen sets about its mission in three different ways: by providing the cultural sector with support, advice and accompaniment in its public communication and audience development work; with communication initiatives aimed directly at the general public; and by developing an array of support tools, in particular a culture database and a Flanders culture site.

CONTACT PERSON OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE

Name: Nissens  Surname: Hans

Gender:   X M		 F

Title: co-ordinator CultuurDatabank 
Institution: CultuurNet Vlaanderen
Mailing address: Arenbergstraat 1d, 1000 Brussel

Country: Belgium

Tel.: 02/551.07.40

Fax: 02/551.18.99

e-mail: hans.nissens@cultuurnet.be 

Contact languages: Dutch, English and French

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE COMPETENCE CENTRE DOES

The main features for what you consider the institution a 'competence centre', with respect to the selected areas (max 200 characters for each area):

Consulting, collection management, metadata ontology
- The competence center has developed and gives consultancy about a general data-standard for storing and exchanging information on cultural events and supplies, cultural organisations and persons, collections, cultural websites,… This standard contains a classification, a data model and a description of the policy how to use this standard.
- The competence center has worked out a general concept and detailed plans for the development of a large database system (CultuurDatabank).  This database system is currently being developed and will be used for collecting and exchanging information about culturel events and supplies in Flanders, thoughout different channels (websites, digital TV, prints, call centers, info-desks,…). This knowledge is already shared with organisations in Flanders and can be shared on a European level.

I agree this information may be published on Minerva Knowledge Base: http://www.minervaeurope.org

X Yes  No

Signature: 

Name: ir. Hans Nissens

e-mail: hans.nissens@cultuurnet.be