Memnon will perpetuate New Zealand’s audiovisual content

The Udayna project is powered by technology Monument (Sony), will enable the digital preservation of 400,000 sound and video recordings from the National Library of New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, the archive of New Zealand.

This ambitious plan to protect Video and audio recordings New Zealand heritage organizations have ambitious budgets 40 million dollars. An integral part of this effort building By Monument of one Audio visual security facility Last Generation”. movement Ben WhitneyDirector of Manufacturing and Operations in New Zealand, the Memnon team works to protect what matters Historical documents That are in danger of deterioration Although stored in climate controlled vaults.

The project began By mid-2022One of its first milestones in October: the ceremonial arrival of Group 2’s first funds National Library For you Evaluation and Digitization/Migration. The project is expected to be completed 2025 and includes security for approx 350,000 original audiovisual elements Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision provided 106,000 from the National Library and 10,500 from Archives New Zealand.

Heidi ShakespeareCEO’s Monumentexpressing his satisfaction at the trust placed in the New Zealand company: “We are very honored that the country has placed its trust in us and chosen Memnon as a partner to help preserve the cities’ tanga (treasures). We are delighted to officially land in New Zealand and work closely with the country’s archival institutions to preserve hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable cultural assets for the future. We look forward to serving.”