At the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2025), researchers from VILNIUS TECH contributed a paper titled “Towards an Inclusive Digital Cultural Heritage: Frameworks for Representation and Equity.” The presentation explored how cultural heritage digitisation intersects with sustainability when viewed through lenses of inclusion, ethics, and long-term social impact.

At the 21st International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD 2025) DIGICHer was represented in the thematic session “AI and Knowledge Futures in Cultural Tourism,” where Aelita Skaržauskienė, Kristina Kovaitė, Monika Mačiulienė, and Paulius Šūmakaris (VILNIUS TECH) presented the paper “AI-driven Knowledge Futures: Digital Innovation in Cultural Heritage.”

On 26–27 June 2025, DIGICHer researchers took part in the 13th International Conference on Applied Economics: Contemporary Issues in Economy, held in Olsztyn, Poland.

Europeana 2025 will be held on 11-12 June 2025 under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU! This hybrid conference is organised in collaboration and partnership with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage and the POLIN Museum in Warsaw, who will host the conference.

DIGICHer will deliver a presentation, informing about the project’s ambitions and objectives and showcasing the intitial research results. We will also have a project stand to encourage networking and provide a space to discuss for those interested in following and getting involved in the later stages of the project.

Europeana’s Digital Storytelling Festival, an international event which encourages cultural heritage professionals, educators, creatives, and students from Europe and beyond to boost their storytelling skills and tell stories exploring culture. The two-day event of talks, showcases and hands-on workshops aims to inspire participants to create connections between art, culture and history and the contemporary world.

On 8-9 of May 2025, VILNIUS TECH Faculty of Creative Industries turned into a vibrant hub for thinkers, makers, and changemakers. The biennial international conference “Visuality 2025: Social Innovations for Sustainability Communication” drew more than 100 experts from across 20+ countries, all gathering to discuss how visuality drives transformation in our society.

Can technology truly foster equity, or does it risk reinforcing existing inequalities? This question framed many of the discussions at the 9th Business Systems Laboratory International Symposium, titled “Technology and Society: Boon or Bane?”, held on 23–24 January 2025 at the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy.

On 22-23 January, 2025, VILNIUS TECH, Saulėtekio Palace (Saulėtekio al. 11) hosted a conference ‘‘What awaits VILNIUS TECH in the European Horizon in 2025’’, during which the prospects of the university’s participation in the European Union programme European Horizon; – new calls, existing experiences, future expectations - were presented to the community of researchers.

The Campus focuses on the interplay between digitalisation, artificial intelligence and minority languages; highlighting the opportunities and good practices to support minority languages in the digital age. The discussions taking place during the Campus highlight the experiences of the Basque, Catalan, Galician, Irish and Welsh governments to provide insights for NPLD members to help in their own language planning journey. Furthermore, the Campus will also include discussions by research organisations that look to showcase their research projects relating to digitalisation and minority languages.  

Please see the link here for full programme of the conference here:

Academic Programme_NPLD-Coppieters Campus 2024

The second general DIGICHer project partners' meeting will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, to monitor the progress, plan future activities, share experiences and network.

DIGICHer consortium from 11 countries hosted by the University of Lapland join for the Kickoff meeting to discuss the ambition and the plan to start the project.