The PARTHENOS project has been awarded €12 million over four years by the EU to support and build on the efforts of a range of EU projects in the domain of cultural heritage, digital humanities, linguistics, history and archaeology. EHRI is one of the projects that, led by its coordinator NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, takes part in PARTHENOS. Within PARTHENOS, EHRI will be involved in communication, standardization of requirements and trans-national access.

Athena Parthenos

The project’s name stands for Pooling Activities, Resources and Tools for Heritage E-research Networking, Optimization and Synergies. Its acronym is inspired by Athena Parthenos, the Greek goddess of wisdom, civilization and inspiration.

Kick-off

The PARTHENOS consortium is led by PIN Scrl - Educational and Scientific Services for the University of Florence in Italy, and is composed of 15 partners from 9 European countries, as well as two major European Research Infrastructures, DARIAH and CLARIN. The official kick-off of this international project took place on 3 July 2015 in the Salone dei Dugento, one of the historic halls of the iconic Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

Common ecosystem

The goal of PARTHENOS is to create a common ecosystem for research in the humanities and cultural heritage by facilitating the use of innovative digital technologies, tools and methods in these sectors. This will involve technical development, standardisation and policy making, as well as engagement with research communities across Europe, with the aim of identifying and meeting the current and future needs of these researchers.

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